Conversations and Surface sites get merged: say hello to the Microsoft Devices blog

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Microsoft has just introduced the new 'Microsoft Devices Blog', closing down the venerable Lumia Conversations, plus the Surface Blog. It also renamed the 'Blogging Windows' site (mainly used for update notifications) to the 'Windows Experience Blog', though it remains to be seen just what appears there. Clearly there's a separation of hardware and software, so look out for that as a theme difference.

From the intro article:

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If you’ve been a regular reader of our Conversations or Surface blogs, you might notice we’re now blogging from our new home on the Windows blog network. If you stumbled across our blog for the first time – welcome!

Earlier this year, we announced we would align our company structure to our strategy, bringing the Windows and Devices teams together to take the Windows ecosystem forward. Today, we do the same with our blogs, giving you a one-stop-shop for all things Windows and Microsoft devices.

The Microsoft Devices Blog brings together people and stories from our Surface and Lumia blogs. Going forward, this will be your go-to destination for the latest news and stories on all-things Microsoft Surface, Lumia, Band and HoloLens, and inspiring stories about the latest technology, innovations and people shaping the mobile industry.

To see the latest news about Windows, head over to our Windows Experience Blog. To keep up to date with all the action across all our Windows blogs, go to blogs.windows.com or follow us on Twitter. To continue the conversation, talk with us on Twitter at @Surface@Lumia,@MicrosoftBand@HoloLens and @LumiaVoices.

The changes in name and URL over the last couple of years have been a bit bewildering, but hopefully things are settled now for the medium term. 

With Microsoft seemingly making more hardware than ever, the idea of a filtered site dedicated to 'devices' did seem a good idea though. And it's one less boundary between the Surface and Lumia coverage and teams. Clever money still points to a 'pro' Windows 10 Mobile device next year under the 'Surface' brand name.

Source / Credit: Microsoft