Hold on to your seats everyone. According to well known Nokia prognosticator/troll Eldar Murtazin from mobile-review.com, Nokia is in talks with Microsoft to bring WP7 to their handsets, ending the long, worldwide Symbian nightmare. The translated post on Mobile-Review doesn’t say much, but generally it notes that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has been talking to Microsoft for the past few months about launching a WP7 handset. This would, in short, meld Nokia’s excellent skills as a handset manufacturer with Microsoft’s excellent skills as a 7000 pound gorilla. Hit read more for the exact words!
During the last month Nokia and Microsoft started discussing possible cooperation. This two way dialogue was initiated by new Nokia management. It is not only an issue of technological cooperation, but the whole range of Windows Phone models under Nokia brand will be sold through its channels. It's a desperate measure for both companies. This is their only solution to stop an all conquering Android. For example, we will soon get a €90 Android model in Russia. This low cost solution with the QVGA screen will be promoted by one of the leading mobile carriers. The handset will not be on top of the world, but the price will do the trick. It is only the beginning and the second quarter of 2011 will see the introduction of many similar handsets.
Mobile-Review goes on to disparage this move, but I’m all for it. What many of us forget is that Nokia is still a top manufacturer and that won’t change. Melding with Microsoft will only buoy both companies over the Android/iPhone fray.
Source : TechCrunch
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