Nokia CEO confident firm’s first Windows Phone will launch this year

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During the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore on Tuesday, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop said Nokia is now on track to release its first Windows Phone device during 2011. Previous reports had suggested that Nokia would release its first Windows Phone in 2012 — when it’s expected to launch as many as a dozen different devices, including at least one with a dual-core processor. “Our primary smartphone strategy is to focus on the Windows phone,” Elop said during the conference. “I have increased confidence that we will launch our first device based on the Windows platform later this year and we will ship our product in volume in 2012.” Despite the move to Windows Phone, Elop also said that Nokia has plans to launch ten new Symbian devices during the next 12 months.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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  • http://twitter.com/outdoor_michael michael

    a business phone that won’t allow you to edit and store email attachments on the phone or drag and drop from a computer. Can’t wait. A real winner.

    • http://www.twitter.com/wixostrix WixosTrix

      Because these things can’t just be easily enabled.  We still don’t know what all 500 new features Mango has to offer.

      • http://www.searingarrow.com AlienSix

        Dont mind him, he is just in a Android state of mind

      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

        An* android

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000722296108 Herman Guerra

        If one of that 500 is to take out the ugly live tiles…maybe.

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000722296108 Herman Guerra

        If one of that 500 is to take out the ugly live tiles…maybe.

  • http://profiles.google.com/richard.fleites Richard Fleites

    Why does this same picture of this ugly device pop up everytime someone talks about Nokia and Windows Phone? It’s hideous and is giving the wrong impression.

  • Anonymous

    So the N9 on Meego is virtually abandon-ware upon release? Nice play, Elop.

  • Anonymous

    there oughta be a mr yuck sticker on that thing

  • Hockey88

    Funny thing that Apple’s iPhone has yet to achieve market share levels of Win Mobile back in 2007. WP7 will pick up major market share in 2012 at the expense of Android phones and the iPhone.

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