At the moment, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on a business trip in China. According to the information which, in the course of a trip Satya Nadella held a secret meeting with Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi. Objectives of the meeting were not disclosed, so we can assume that Microsoft sees Xiaomi potential partner for the production of devices based on the operating system Windows. A source said of the possibility of Windows-based version tablet Xiaomi Mi Pad, as well as smart phones based on Windows Phone.
It should be noted that the chances of the emergence of devices from Xiaomi on the operating system Windows Phone is not so much as a Chinese manufacturer for the most part develops its own ecosystem and develops firmware MIUI, created on the basis of Android.You also need to take into account the fact that the recently Xiaomi officially announced plans to capture a share of the tablet market from Apple, and for this company started its cooperation with the developers for the development of MIUI and create more optimized for tablets programs that will be available in your local store applications.
Earlier this year Satya Nadella also met with representatives of Cyanogen. It is possible that Microsoft is looking for new ways to make its platform more popular and attractive to new users.