This Is Why Xiaomi And Microsoft Are Working Together

Microsoft is said to have partnered with Xiaomi to bring a preview version of Windows 10 to the Mi 4 smartphone. We have also seen a glimpse of Mi 4 running a technical preview version of Windows 10.

Following all the drama and hoopla it caused, Xiaomi's Hugo Barra took to Google Plus to clarify the matter. In his post he mentions the following:

We received many questions from Mi fans about an announcement made by Microsoft yesterday regarding Windows 10 Technical Preview for Mi 4 users in China. We'd like to clarify a few points.

- This is an experimental program led by Microsoft, working directly with the Mi fan community in China.

- Microsoft is working on a build of Windows 10 specifically for Mi 4 devices. This Windows 10 build will not be running on top of Android nor be available as a dual-boot option. A small number of Mi 4 power users from the Xiaomi Forum in China who choose to take part in this experimental program will have to manually re-flash their Mi 4 devices with this Windows 10 ROM, in the same way they would re-flash other Android ROMs.

- At Xiaomi, we are very supportive of users trying new things and we encourage them to do so all the time! That's why all of our devices ship with unlocked bootloader, for example. That's also why Xiaomi welcomes Microsoft team members to interact directly with members of the Xiaomi Forum in China. More details will be announced by Microsoft in the coming months. This program will only be available in China.

- Xiaomi continues to fully embrace the Android ecosystem through our MIUI software platform and we're moving ahead full steam building many exciting new Android-based features and services. 

Overall from a mobile ecosystem, this is certainly an exciting development. It will be interesting to see how the capacitive buttons on the smartphone will be used given that Windows 10 is expected to utilize an all touch UI.

Now that we have some clarity on what is happening on this front, what do you think of the same? Please share your comments and feedback below.