Nokia and Microsoft sign definitive agreement

jasonblack | 21 April, 2011 18:45

It was reported today that Nokia and Microsoft have signed the definitive agreement for their strategic partnership to build a new global mobile ecosystem that is unlike any other.

As Dr. Kai Öistämö, Nokia EVP and Chief Development Officer, along with Andy Lees, President of Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business, write in Nokia Conversations today: "It’s a bold claim. But collectively we’ve moved from intent to agreement in [10 weeks]. Actually, it’s even faster than we expected which makes this a perfect example of our commitment to our partnership and the speed at which we plan to move together."

They go on to state: "As a result of our negotiations and discussions, we’ve aligned our teams and assets, and clearly see the potential to change the way people use their mobile devices for the better. Hundreds of our team members are already working together toward a multi-year product roadmap and are on-schedule to deliver volume shipments in 2012 although the pressure is on for first delivery in 2011. In the coming years we will aggressively work to take Nokia products using Windows Phone to new geographies, at new price points and sharing new experiences for customers around the world to enjoy."

Get complete details in Nokia Conversations.

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what about symbian ?

budeepankar | 22/04/2011, 11:40

what will happen to Symbian n well its future i own a NOKIA N8 and N81 well what is that u people can do to keep these platform running and good ? please do let me know

thanks

What will happen with the Symbian Developer

jsscb | 23/04/2011, 08:58

I am a Symbian application developer . If Nokia is going to switch to Windows phone then what will happen with the Symbian Developer .
Are they have need to switch to windows phone application development.
What about language which will be use in upcoming windows phone

RE: What will happen with the Symbian Developer

jasonblack | 23/04/2011, 16:08

jasonblack

@jsscb - there will continue to be support for developers working on Symbian, as we noted recently in this blog post (copy and paste):
http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nokia-developer-news/2011/04/12/symbian-anna-software-and-2-new-devices

As more information about developing for Windows Phone becomes available - such as language support - we will post it here in this blog.

Thanks - Jason

Will Nokia kick Symbian away?

Jivan_Nan | 30/04/2011, 06:32

Nokia sign agreement with Microsoft to use Window Phone OS on new version of Nokia Products. How about Symbian?
Will Nokia kick Symbian away?how about the old version of Nokia's products?I owned Nokia E72. what is that u people can do to keep these platform running and good ? please do let me know

Re: Nokia and Microsoft sign definitive agreement

kittop | 30/04/2011, 16:07

I hope that Nokia will help Microsoft to build symbian based personal computers.
So the complete world can finaly get a personal computer as stable en problemless as the Nokia mobile phones...
I can't imagine an another vieuw of this situation.

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