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This is pure speculation on the part of the author. I have no idea how this even made it to the front page. It makes sense for MS to buy Nokia. They've had pre
by at-fates-hands 13y ago
This is pure speculation on the part of the author. I have no idea how this even made it to the front page.
It makes sense for MS to buy Nokia. They've had pretty good success with their products:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-520-owns-27-of-Windows-Phone-8-market-model-numbers-leaked-for-Nokias-phablet_id46507 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-520-owns-27-of-Wi...
"According to the latest data from AdDuplex's mobile advertising network, the entry level Nokia Lumia 520 handset currently accounts for 27% of all Windows Phone 8 models being used. Throw all Windows Phone models into the equation and the Nokia Lumia 520 still accounts for a rather hefty 18% of Windows Phone units in use today. In India, the Lumia 520 owns a whopping 36% of the Windows Phone market while the high end Nokia Lumia 920 has just 4%. Low-end Windows Phone models remain the majority of the phones outstanding. 57% of Windows Phone 8 models currently in users' pockets sport only 512MB of RAM."
I'm hoping they keep the Nokia engineers. They're the ones who made the Lumia phones as good as they are right now.
- untog 13y agoIt's not speculation. If I recall, the deal detailed exactly what MS had bought and what they hadn't. The Nokia name is licensed, but only for "dumbphones".
- RyJones 13y agospecifically, it's the Asha brand, not the Nokia brand, that they got for feature/dumb phones. Microsoft will not be selling anything with a "Nokia" label
- at-fates-hands 13y ago>>>> It's not speculation "Rytilä says the move will be done in order to unify all of Microsoft’s branding, which I’m personally translating to only one thing – the Lumia line will become the Surface line, and Microsoft is absolutely planning on releasing an actual, honest to god Surface Phone. By name. Of course, that’s not really confirmed – that’s just an assumption" So when the author admits it as their own assumption, that's not speculation??