We have a few questions to Nokia, and the most popular of them is when we’ll see the first Nokia WP devices. This question has been discussed for many months starting from the beginning of 2011 when Nokia-Microsoft partnership was getting closer. Now seems like Nokia will launch its first Windows Phone-powered devices in Q4.
We are not worried about the fact whether those devices will ever be launched, since recently Nokia officially confirmed its first WP devices (though we don’t know anything about their specs or design). There are two whole quarters until their launch, so now we can calm down for a while as anything we say about them won’t be more than rumors and assumptions. So it’ll be better to read this official announcement and wait for others.
One thing is clear Nokia won’t hurry with them as WP7 devices can be the salvage for the company after Symbian was classified as a “burning platform.” I guess this is one of the main reasons why Nokia decided to release these awaited handsets in Christmas time. Of course, at that time Mango will be improved and maybe it will start to make some real competition to Android and iOS. Nokia is aware of these points better than you and me, look what Stephen Elop said:
“We recognize the need to deliver great mobile products, and therefore we must accelerate the pace of our transition. Our teams are aligned, and we have increased confidence that we will ship our first Nokia product with Windows Phone in the fourth quarter 2011.”
Nokia is not doing well now, because the company has really low sales and the switching from Symbian to Windows Phone is one of the main reasons of it. This is why Nokia said “it is no longer appropriate to provide annual targets for 2011.”
As you see it’s a difficult time for Nokia, but we hope Elop will carry the company to a brighter future, and probably Nokia WP devices launching by the end of 2011 will be the locomotive Nokia needs.
