Expect first WP-powered Nokia handsets one year from now
0. phoneArena posted on 15 Mar 2011, 09:11
Nokia's managing director in India, D. Shivakumar, says we are to see the first WP-powered Nokia handsets a year from now...
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1. ObiWanSymbian (unregistered) posted on 15 Mar 2011, 09:22 2 2
Tight facebook integration?
Like there was no possibility of integrating a FB client into the portfolio of Symbian?
I'm not a smart guy, but... I'm not buying this.
2. jbash posted on 15 Mar 2011, 09:37 3 0
We wouldn't expect you to. Your name clearly shows your bias towards symbian.
12. ObiWanSymbian (unregistered) posted on 16 Mar 2011, 05:08 0 1
Right... I'm biased... like hell.
Just because I'm happy with my OS...
So sad of me, that I would not fall in love with the green dust bin.
The question remains - was it really THAT challenging for Nokia guys or a group of subcontracted developers to deliver a good FB application?
Being fully aware of the OS's drawbacks,
I remain Symbianly yours...
11. snowgator posted on 16 Mar 2011, 03:58 0 0
Actually, I don't totally disagree with ObiWanSymbian (by far the winner of the best screen name of the week, by the way) on this one- what they could have done with their OS if they wanted to shouldn't be a matter of debate. All the things they are planning to do with Windows COULD have been accomplished on Symbian. But, Nokia would have had to shoulder the entire process themselves. The whole idea here was to accomplish whatever future vision Nokia has, while sharing the commitment of money and resources with Microsoft. I actually hope they do not totally abandon Symbian. I have never played with a device that has it, but it would be a shame to see it fall off the Earth completely considering how successful of an OS it has been.
3. Preetam (unregistered) posted on 15 Mar 2011, 09:40 1 3
One year? Holy cows, thats such a short time to wait I should start saving(sarcasm). This is epic FAIL!
8. Lucas777 posted on 15 Mar 2011, 20:54 1 0
not really... apple and iphone took 3-4 years to develop and it seems like nokia is changing the os with microsoft to more fit them...
9. Lucas777 posted on 15 Mar 2011, 20:54 0 0
oops i meant iphone and android since they both started developing at the same time...
4. protozeloz posted on 15 Mar 2011, 09:53 5 0
One year is some serous time... something good has to come
5. ryq (unregistered) posted on 15 Mar 2011, 10:29 1 1
one year is too long. by the time the phone comes out, android would already have replacie their gingerbread and apple will probably be announcing the new iphone 8. nokia is really in deep shit!
6. Schmao posted on 15 Mar 2011, 11:28 6 0
No, they are perfectly fine. All they have to do is release one phone, that has a rear camera that takes pictures like a Canon and takes Real HD video, a 8megapixel front facing camera also with HD recording, Battery that lasts a week with heavy use, a 3GHZ quad core chip, a 4 inch Display that tops every other kind of display, a 5 row sliding QWERTY with tilt, REAL stereo sound, Kickstand, Super Solid construction, REAL 4g Speeds (100 mbps downloads), Be able to run on ALL carriers, Look SEXY and be super thin.
In other words, it just has to be the BEST!
7. SemperFiV12 posted on 15 Mar 2011, 15:49 1 0
It is a win win situation... Only if this year is redeemed by a solid device. I would like to see a WP7 device as soon as the next person does; but patience is virtue I guess. Hope they don't dig themselves in a bigger hole - competition will not be sitting still.
10. snowgator posted on 16 Mar 2011, 03:43 0 0
I agree with Schmao- when you release your first phone, it has to be a complete success. Nokia, from what I understand, has a repetition for good quality, mid to low range models with Symbian in the markets they have owned up until last year. These phones running WP7 (or whatever windows we are on by then) can be released on the heals of what better be the premium offering that gets everyone excited- or at least quiets the critics. There seems to be more skeptics to this marriage of Nokia and Microsoft then fans. Get people excited- releasing a phone like Schmao described would get your devices the platform they need to earn the consumers trust in the new markets they do not sell well in, while they begin turning out the (hopefully) high quality mid to low range devices to maintain a good portion of the markets they have always sold well in. If they start with lower end devices, how hard will it be for the publicity machines of Apple, Motorola, HTC, and Samsung to keep Nokia and Microsoft buried? I am hoping they knock it out of the park- competition is fun, adds to our choices, and makes for more fun threads on web sites!!!
