Nokia looks to Android and Windows Phone 7 for its future smartphones
Recent reports have led one to believe that Nokia is considering a serious upheaval in its smartphone strategy, one that may include Windows Phone 7 or even Android in its explicitly MeeGo and Symbian future. The major shift in smartphone strategy will apparently be revealed at Nokia’s investor conference on February 11, 2011.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]Nokia’s latest CEO, Stephen Elop, a former Microsoft biggie, has made it clear in a recent report by Xbit Labs that some radical changes can be expected from the company, though Android or Windows Phone 7 were not mentioned in as many words:
“Nokia faces some very significant challenges. The game has changed from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems and competitive ecosystems are gaining momentum and share. The emergence of ecosystems represents the broad convergence of the mobility, computing and services industries. […] Nokia must compete on an ecosystem-to-ecosystem basis. In addition to great devices, we must build, catalyze, and/or join a competitive ecosystem”
While this is not a direct admission, it does concede that if other ecosystems (with WP7 and Android the most likely) seem to hold a market edge compared to the upcoming MeeGo and Symbian, Nokia might just use them as well. It seems almost inevitable if Nokia wants to recapture its fast depleting market share – we’ll be waiting for announcement…