Is Nokia going Android or Windows Phone 7?

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Nokia’s platform (finally): WINDOWS PHONE 7
and it’s great decision!

While other mobile phone manufacturers like Samsung and LG will just wait and see for Google’s Android update (since Google has the control)— Nokia definitely inks a better deal with Microsoft than any other mobile phone manufacturer…Microsoft will include Nokia in the development of the platform. This will ensure the growth of Windows Phone and Nokia’s survival in the market.

BATTLE
Google vs. Microsoft
Competitors vs. Nokia (although other phone manufacturers also uses Microsoft Windows Phone, they cannot customize it, for Nokia, they can)

But one thing is sure, saying farewell to Symbian OS (that for sometime, we loved)

NOKIA IS GOING FOR WINDOWS PHONE 7!!!

nokia’s microsoft bitch, hahaha

Here are some of my thoughts on Nokia’s Capital Markets Day:

-WP7, so they can have an ecosystem immediately – Microsoft’s. And won’t be bothered on creating a new one? Or improve the already created one? What’s this? All these high hopes i have for a meego will never bear a substantial fruit, as it seems. Wp7 as a primary platform, without Qt(as the current news describes) will never make a meego phone as attractive as it sounds a year ago.

-WP7’s exclusives – bing, xbox live, and office, however, make a nokia phone a better choice for anyone who use these services on PC and xbox consoles.

-Whatever happen to symbian though, will still have a big effect on the company. It accounts for 100% percent of their current smartphone customer base. Abandoning the latter is never a good idea.

Hmm… Nokia has been more complicated than ever. At least, all the confidence that emanates on Elop’s persona, as a leader/CEO, makes me optimistic that they will still pull it through, amidst the chaos. For once though, nokia has a clear destination – WP7. It’s way better than any forms of uncertainty.

Question: Will they announce a new phone on MWC?

Still its business. Nokia will most probably choose which one would benefit them best.
Although android sounds good, unfortunately according to latest news Nokia choose Windows Phone 7.

COnfirmed Nokia Adopts Window Phone 7, check this site>
http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/02/11/open-letter-from-ceo-stephen-elop-nokia-and-ceo-steve-ballmer-microsoft/

I agree with that commenter on people buying phones nowadays due to OS.

Specs / hardware will always be a consideration, but unlike before, people now consider what can they do about the phone besides the usual text, chat, and e-mail.

OS preference killed Nokia. App wars boost Apple’s iOS and Android into new heights. Meego’s success will not only be because of the features of this future OS, but also on the developers who will be making apps for it. If it fails to deliver on this end, then it will be like a giant bucket left empty in the middle of the desert.

SANA GAWIN NILANG DUAL-SIM YUNG SMARTPHONE NILA, THEN ANDROID YUNG OS.. PARA MASAYA!

I hated nokia for 4 years because of the release of 5800! that thing was hideous! Changed right away to Samsung Anroid and never looked back. Had so many Nokia phones in the past but that one dreadful experience won’t make me touch another Nokia phone until today.

Nokia + Windows Phone 7 = MAKE IT QUICK i’m back on board!

after the two turkeys tweet from google, don’t expect an android phone.

if Nokia shifts their platform to WP7 / Android, are they going to update current Symbian^3 phones like N8 to run the new OS? are they going to completely replace symbian on the released handsets? Or they will just use the new OS for newer phones they will be releasing in the future?

I hope they won’t replace Symbian^3 on my N8 and they will still be releasing updates for the current Symbian^3 platform even if they adapt the WP7/Android platforms.

I agree with most of the memo, still hard to understand how Nokia has let it all slip away from them, but MS did as well so there is something to the ‘too big to innovate’ idea, I think.

I don’t agree with the abandoning of Meego. Yet another mistake in a long line for Nokia this decade. I will work under an assumption. Developers (aka apps) make a platform. If you don’t agree with that, then what I have to say will not mesh with your thinking.

With that in mind, remember Meego is a joint partnership with Intel. This means Meego will be able to run on x86 and arm! This is a huge advantage as long as both Intel and Nokia maintain app compatibility between the architectures. Yes, both Android and Windows 8 will include multi architecture support in the future, but no idea when that will happen. Meego can do it as soon as its ready.

This support can be a huge potential windfall for developers as the range of device it can support will outdo Android at current. Add in the extensive experience Intel has in working with developers and their track record in marketing, and this platform has potential.

Nothing more than potential, I admit. However for Nokia, its worth the gamble if the do it right. Otherwise what are they? Just another Android maker? One out of the hundreds? Nokia has never been able to do advanced specs. They will not be able to compete, spec-wise with the Taiwanese and Korean phone makers with dual core tegras and super duper AMOLED screens. Who will choose Nokia except fanboys?

Or just another WP7 maker, a platform that has yet to prove its even viable (sales numbers are not good so far re:IDC) or attract anywhere near the same rate of developers that iPhone and Android did. WP7 may not even be around in a year or two, and Nokia will go with that and compete against the same Korean and Taiwanese that make Android handsets?

Both options are suicide for Nokia. Going with Meego, however, gives them a long term shot at least. That is not to say I think they should not make an Android handset. I think they should! They should make Android and WP7 handsets until they can get Meego out and done right. Otherwise they will not be around by the time Meego is viable for the mainstream.

Another alternative, that I favor, is Nokia should see if they can partner up with WebOS. However, I think that is even more risky than going with Meego. HP has never been a good in the mobile market. I just like WebOS, so much potential but no legs and its about to die if something doesn’t happen for it.

IMHO, android would be the better choice as it would allow nokia to differentiate itself from the other manufacturers given that microsoft controls the hardware requirements for wp7.

The memo was a great read.. Nokia realizing their faults.. It’s about time they produce phones with different Os’es.. At least, they will win back the trust of the consumers.. And don’t forget the regular updates.. LOL

Android nalang sana, kung WP7 siguradong sobrang mahal nyan. But the can still try WP7 for their high-end line. :)

i agree with @JP, Nokia Android and Nokia WP7 sounds great. Nokia is back!

Nokia running on Android will definitely be nice. Not only because of the myriad of available apps for the android OS, but also because of the possible price drop since Android is free (compare I guess to WM7). The basic Android will be well, but if Nokia wants to make a custom UI for it, I hope they don’t fancy it up too much.

I would like to see entry level Android phones by Nokia. I think they can easily catch up if they switch from cumbersome Symbian to either WP7 or Android.

I hope they would go for Windows Phone 7.

@Marck

they are doing it and it’s called meego but it’s too late

I think Stephen Elop’s blunt comments to his colleagues reflect how far Nokia has fallen behind. Given his background, it will come as no surprise if Nokia opts for the WP7 route. That being said, another tech blog has commented the 2 wrongs don’t make a right, ie, choosing the WP7 route is the wrong way to go given the momentum behind Android, and also Microsoft’s rather defensive position with regards to their WP7 platform.
As for Symbian and the millions Nokia has spent on it, sometimes the smart money is in amputating a putrefying limb.

I guess they’ll go for both. Means more options for consumers.

it’s not about being late at the OS competition, it’s about the ecosystem

look, iOS and Android’s ecosystem have matured enough. i doubt makakahabol ang webos at meego. wp7 might still have a chance

I think that it’s not late yet for Nokia to integrate Meego OS in their future phones. Despite the obvious decrease in Nokia’s sales, we could still see many Nokia fanboys. I think that if the Finnish company will release a phone with MeeGo, fanboys will definitely eat it, no matter how new it is.

My 2 cents.

Android will reach its Saturation soon, look at Symbian. Windows Phone 7 goes a long way. Look at Xbox360, Windows OS, Office suite, and many things at Microsoft. There were flops but able to catch up and lead eventually. But now, N8, I like!

and also their new product!
Huawei Wireless 3G Modem
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other news!
MSI WINDPAD arrive @ Villman store
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Android + Nokia + Camera + Haardware Quality + … = Excellent!!!

What would be their next step?

Nokia plus android equals amazing phone

WP7 + Nokia great camera, Fix the Ovi Store partner with Zune Store.
Hopefully the hardware issue will be fixed. Nokia still needs to provide with the low end models. That is were the Android OS comes into play. Win Win. 2 OS in one company

Nokia has been great with hardware (except maybe in it’s business line.. the E series really needs a slap in the face). What they lack is a proper OS. Either choice will be a great uplift to Nokia’s drooping image.

I would like to think that Nokia would not team up with WP7.

I have yet to see a report from Microsoft boasting the number of WP7 handsets sold… which may likely indicate that WP7 as a mobile OS was not that successful.

Nokia hardware with Android would be fantastic.

@Mark

I understand what yugatech suggests that “Meego will not cut it”. Considering millions of units being shipped for both iOS and Android from several manufacturers, 1 Meego device at the end of the year will not cut through the current trends of sales or save the losing smartphone market of Nokia. Also, by the end of 2011, iOS5/iPhone5 and Android 2.5? might be release already to compete with. Nokia has suffered enough already to stay put as they are today.

If Nokia makes an Android for the midrange market, I will buy one. :) Nokia’s hardware build are top-notch. I just hope they create competitively priced handsets.

FINALLY!!

Nokia has woken up!

WP7 might be good.

@Mark

Comment kasi ng comment, hindi binabasang mabuti. Basag ka no? Wahahahahahaha Salesman ka siguro ng Nokia.

I’d say both, Samsung,LG and HTC are doing it. why shouldnt they?. It all comes down to hardware offering/features, price and brand reach.

I despise you for saying that “Meego will not cut it (too late already).” without even citing a reference nor have you given a any reason other than “too late already”. If anything, MeeGo has a better chance of joining the smartphone/tablet platform race, than say “bada”.

I hope that this is just a financial move for Nokia, before they launch MeeGo.. Hoping… *sigh*