Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Nokia's secret OS to address sliding position in emerging markets

Nokia's secret OS to address sliding position in emerging markets

. As Nokia fights to regain its footing, the company recently abandoned Symbian and MeeGo to instead adopt Windows Phone in an effort to stabilize its declining smartphone business. But that move only addresses half of Nokia's problem. A firm position in the big-margin smartphone market will be paramount to the vendor's success moving forward, but the market for low-cost devices is still massive. Just as Nokia's smartphone sales have spiraled downward in recent quarters, Nokia's feature phone business been in sharp decline as well.

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