Windows had a distinct identity, a better home screen and an inbuilt dark mode that worked amazingly well with AMOLEDS. They also had great battery life and ran faster on low powered devices vs android of the time.

It died for good reason, but it certainly was a shame. I would love to see Windows take shot at it again, but I doubt they will.

At this point, Samsung or Xiaomi may be the ones best poised to take on the current duopoly.