wraggster
September 17th, 2013, 22:57
Google OS-based device would have landed in late 2014.
While OEMs including Samsung and HTC were all keen to board the Android train for their smartphones over the past few years, Nokia famously looked to Windows Phone as a game-changer in 2011 (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/mwc-2011-nokia-we-ll-make-billions-from-winpho/013255) to help it to leave Symbian in the past.
Of course, the relationship has blossomed significantly as demonstrated by Microsoft acquiring Nokia's mobile business for $7.2 billion (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/microsoft-agrees-on-7-2-billion-deal-for-nokia-s-mobile-business/022285) earlier this month.
However, before the deal was finalised, Nokia was ready to move over to the Google OS way of thinking.
The Finnish firm had plans to release the devices after late 2014, The New York Times reports (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/behind-microsoft-deal-the-specter-of-a-nokia-android-phone/?smid=tw-nytimesbits&seid=auto&_r=1), with a team at Nokia powering Lumia handsets with Android.
Suggestions that the little green robot was mentioned in buyout talks have been dismissed, but it's noted Nokia may have thrown Android onto the bargaining table during discussions to make it clear its loyalty didn't belong to Microsoft once their partnership expired at the end of next year.
Nokia and Microsoft declined to comment.
Nokia may not be a top five smartphone OEM, but it is responsible for helping Microsoft's Windows Phone become a top three OS (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/smartphones-beat-feature-phones-with-52-per-cent-of-world-sales/022146) that has overtaken BlackBerry smartphone sales with a 3.3 per cent market share in Q2 2013.
But the question is, what impact will Microsoft's Nokia buy have on the sale of future devices? Watch this space.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/oh-dear-what-does-microsoft-think-of-nokia-s-android-powered-lumia/022367
While OEMs including Samsung and HTC were all keen to board the Android train for their smartphones over the past few years, Nokia famously looked to Windows Phone as a game-changer in 2011 (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/mwc-2011-nokia-we-ll-make-billions-from-winpho/013255) to help it to leave Symbian in the past.
Of course, the relationship has blossomed significantly as demonstrated by Microsoft acquiring Nokia's mobile business for $7.2 billion (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/microsoft-agrees-on-7-2-billion-deal-for-nokia-s-mobile-business/022285) earlier this month.
However, before the deal was finalised, Nokia was ready to move over to the Google OS way of thinking.
The Finnish firm had plans to release the devices after late 2014, The New York Times reports (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/behind-microsoft-deal-the-specter-of-a-nokia-android-phone/?smid=tw-nytimesbits&seid=auto&_r=1), with a team at Nokia powering Lumia handsets with Android.
Suggestions that the little green robot was mentioned in buyout talks have been dismissed, but it's noted Nokia may have thrown Android onto the bargaining table during discussions to make it clear its loyalty didn't belong to Microsoft once their partnership expired at the end of next year.
Nokia and Microsoft declined to comment.
Nokia may not be a top five smartphone OEM, but it is responsible for helping Microsoft's Windows Phone become a top three OS (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/smartphones-beat-feature-phones-with-52-per-cent-of-world-sales/022146) that has overtaken BlackBerry smartphone sales with a 3.3 per cent market share in Q2 2013.
But the question is, what impact will Microsoft's Nokia buy have on the sale of future devices? Watch this space.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/oh-dear-what-does-microsoft-think-of-nokia-s-android-powered-lumia/022367