Microsoft drops Windows Phone by the side of the road, drives off

Windows Phone, Microsoft's mobile platform and the only platform that ever came close to being a serious competitor to iOS and Android in the post-BlackBerry era, is no more.  On Tuesday, July 11, Windows Phone 8.1 fell into Microsoft's "end of support" category for software, which means there will be no updates to it of any kind, including security updates.  SEE ALSO: Windows 10 is about to get a whole slew of new bells and whistles That last bit is important: Even if you're still clinging to...