Nokia in talks with Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 devices
Amidst all the controversy surrounding Symbian^3 in the days before the launch of the Nokia N8, the Finnish giant declared it would not be making any phones with Google’s Android operating system in the future, but concentrate on developing Symbian and MeeGo instead.
Now, Eldar Murtazin, a mobile reviewer best known for his Nokia insider information, has let slip that Nokia is planning on launching Windows Phone 7 mobiles in the near future, and that the Finnish phone maker is already in talks with Microsoft about it.
Nokia’s new CEO, Stephen Elop, is himself a former Microsoft employee, and so it does seem likely that he’s the driving force behind this turn of events, and probably initiated the idea.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]If true, the move will come as a paradigm shift for the mobile industry, and the future competition between such OEMs as HTC, LG, Samsung and Nokia on the same platform will be awesome news for the consumers.
Nokia’s hardware, or rather, build quality, is unarguably top-notch, and it’s brand image is nothing if not “reliable”. While it hasn’t really been at the forefront of cutting-edge mobile hardware innovation, some of its recent technologies, developed for devices such as the N8 and newer smartphones, might just be quite compelling on a Windows Phone, i.e., ClearBlack display, USB-on-the-Go, the integrated graphics media accelerator, and of course, the stunning 12MP camera sensor of the N8.
We just hope the decision being made here is a completely informed one, and Nokia is not choosing Windows Phone 7 over Android because of past statements.