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Microsoft: We are not killing the 'back' button in Windows Phone 8.1

article published on 16 October, 2013

Despite reports that Microsoft was considering killing off the standard 'back' button in Windows Phone with the upcoming release of 8.1, the rumors are not entirely true. The hardware requirement for the button is likely to disappear, but Microsoft will still replace that with an on-screen equivalent. In addition, Microsoft is experimenting with removing the hardware requirement for ... [ read the full article ]

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Qliphah
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_ 		17. October 2013 @ 08:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well this would fall in line with them wanting to have dual-OS phones. Still a stupid idea, but losing the hardware buttons was the best move android made to pull together some of the fragmentation.
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min5sevaan
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_ 		31. October 2013 @ 04:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So much bad news from Microsoft this year, they really are losing it.
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