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My first smartphone was a Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone OS. I am using Android devices now, but I still miss my Windows Phone. Original Story by Prashant Sachdev Nokia Lumia 925 running Windows Phone 8 Anyone who has used a Windows Phone in the last decade would remember how fast and fluid the OS was. Moreover, it was one of the most secure operating systems back then. Even with all this, Microsoft's ambitious smartphone OS failed to Google's less secure and laggy Android and Apple's expensive iPhones with iOS. The Birth of Smartphones The launch of the iPhone in 2007 took the smartphone industry by storm. It was the first mobile phone that did not rely on physical buttons and had an on screen touch keyboard. Back then, Windows Phone had not been born - Rather, Microsoft was offering Windows Mobile OS that was not a touch screen friendly OS and was mainly built for business customers. At that time, the then Microsoft CEO - Steve Ballmer laughed at the idea and said that a ...