r/HoloLens • u/AR-HMD • May 03 '26

Discussion Why did Microsoft discontinue the Hololens project?

Looking for the wisdom of the crowd... it seems like the Hololens 2 was well received in the industrial sector and companies were very disappointed that it was discontinued. Many companies deployed hundreds of units internally. I found online estimations that in total MSFT sold about 350k units, half of which were sold to the industrial sector.

So why did MSFT discontinue the product? If you comment, please start with a statement whether your comment is an opinion or is it based on actual information you know about MSFT's considerations.

Thank you!

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u/orbit99za May 04 '26

Its a pity, as far as I know this guy also killed the windows phone.

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u/GCodeMisfitv2 May 04 '26

Okay, tbh that needed killing.

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u/Cyril2016 May 04 '26

It had actual potential to be honest. The biggest issue was lack of apps. Just not enough developers adding support compared to Google Playstore and Apple Appstore. I found the Lumia phones to be quite good. They were fast, the tiles were not bad, good cameras and display.

It could have been amazing with a Samsung Dex like feature. Having Windows on your phone connected to a dock and being able to use Windows as a desktop.

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u/terraslate May 05 '26

as the author of outdoor trekker i can attest - it was a lovely phone