Nokia's Pact With Microsoft Puts Symbian Developers in Play

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Nokia shareholder revolt on Windows Phone 7 was a hoax

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
Hoax of the week: A group of nine Nokia shareholders have, after one day, abandoned their effort to oust new CEO Stephen Elop and minimize a new partnership with Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 the main platform for Nokia smart phones. ...

Nokia CEO: Why we're more relevant than ever

USA Today - Chris Taylor - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
Facing a chorus of disapproval over its Microsoft deal, Nokia tried to switch focus today â€" by vowing to deliver Internet service to three billion new customers. By JOSEP LAGO, AFP/Getty Images Nokia CEO Stephen Elop speaks at ...

Nokia says can tweak WP7, but sees no need

Reuters - Tarmo Virki - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
BARCELONA Feb 16 (Reuters) - Nokia's (NOK1V.HE) software pact with Microsoft (MSFT.O) allows it to tweak user interface (UI) on its phones, but it has no such plans, Nokia's technology chief Rich Green told a developer conference on Wednesday. ...

Nokia Tested by Shareholders, Union

Wall Street Journal - Arild Moen, Christopher Lawton - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
HELSINKIâ€"Mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. was Tuesday assailed on two sides after a group claiming to be small shareholders in the firm called for the resignation of chief executive Stephen Elop and a reversal of the ...

Google feels 'sorry' for Nokia-MSN alliance

NDTV.com - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
PTI, February 16, 2011 (Barcelona) Google chief Eric Schmidt has said that he felt "sorry" for Nokia striking a partnership with rival Microsoft, which would see the Finnish handset maker adopting Windows platform for its smartphones. ...

Microsoft talks about Nokia and enterprise

ZDNet UK - David Meyer - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
Casey McGee, a senior marketing manager at Microsoft, explained the implications of the partnership for Windows Phone and Symbian developers and spoke about the future of the surviving ...

Microsoft's smartphone partners: history lessons

ZDNet UK - Charles McLellan - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
Does the history of Microsoft's partnerships with mobile device manufacturers hold any clues as to how its tie-up with Nokia will go? We trawl the ZDNet archives for some instructive examples. ...

MS: Nokia Can Make $ Off Others' Windows Phones, New Browser Smokes Safari

PC Magazine - Sascha Segan - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
In a round table, Microsoft executives gave more details on the future of Windows Phone. By Sascha Segan BARCELONAâ€"In an afternoon round table here at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft executives said that richer multi-tasking will be coming to Windows ...

Bits: Nokia Wants to Bring 3 Billion More Online

New York Times (blog) - Jenna Wortham - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
BARCELONA, Spain â€" Last week Nokia announced plans to join forces with Microsoft in an effort to close the gap with fleet-footed rivals, like Apple and Google, that are making strides in the mobile industry. This morning, Stephen Elop, ...

Google's Schmidt says door remains open to Nokia

The Hindu - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
AP Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday. Google said on Tuesday its door remains open if Nokia ever reconsiders its choice of Microsoft as the partner to provide the operating systems for the ...

Nokia to delay Microsoft Windows Phone beyond October

The Guardian - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
Nokia is not adopting Microsoft's current Windows Phone 7 platform â€" which means that there is no chance of any handsets running Microsoft's software before the end of October. It is likely to be a lot later. Rather than using the current version of ...

Plan B uprising against Nokia leadership dies an early death

Inquirer - Asavin Wattanajantra - ‎Feb 16, 2011‎
A BID by a group of young Nokia shareholders to steer the Finnish phone company away from the course it is heading on has died with a whimper, rather than a bang. The nine shareholders wanted to challenge the partnership with ...

Google: Nokia 'made wrong choice', with Microsoft

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company held “confidential negotiations with Nokia that were extensive” before the Finnish company chose to sign up with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform. Mr Schmidt told the Mobile World ...

Analyst: Nokia-MS alliance bodes ill for phone giant

GMANews.TV - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Nokia's agreement with Microsoft Corp. to make Windows Phone 7 its principal operating system is likely to have a negative near-term impact on the mobile handset leader's smart phone shipments, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. ...

The Technology Newsbucket: Nokia and Microsoft 'could make worst smartphone ...

The Guardian (blog) - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
A quick burst of 12 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Microsoft's ecosystem is a tough sell to Verizon >> CNET Reviews "The bottom line, [Verizon CTO Tony] Melone said, is that Verizon has what it needs from its current ...

Nokia's Elop confident Microsoft deal will succeed

Seattle Times - Sharon Pian Chan - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Mobile World Congress: Q&A | Since the announcement Friday that Nokia would partner with Microsoft, the mobile industry has been in an uproar over the decision of the world's largest phone maker to go with Windows Phone software on its smartphones. ...

The Phone Wars Aren't Over

Wall Street Journal - Holman W. Jenkins, Jr - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Nokia proves the case for index funds. If you had the bright idea of making the company a core holding when it was on top of the mobile world, you probably want to kick the dog now. The company is trying to rescue itself with ...

Windows Phone Reloaded: Can We Trust Ballmer's Promises?

PCWorld - Galen Gruman - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
For a couple years now, Microsoft's CEO has been making bold promises about the company making a serious effort to be a player in mobile. He criticized the failed Windows Mobile 6.5 effort and promoted Windows Phone 7 as a ...

Windows Phone 7 Upgrade, Online Video Viewing and Jeopardy Challenge

ABC News - Brett Levy, Tina Trinh - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Microsoft is looking to turn smartphones into video game remotes. Microsoft says it hopes to connect phones running on its Windows Phone 7 software to the Xbox. The company showed a video of one player using the Xbox Kinect ...

Nokia's Microsoft Selection is Big Apple Win

Forbes (blog) - Adam Hartung - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
“For First Time Ever, Smartphones Outsell PCs in Q4 of 2010” headlines BGR.com. This is a big deal, as it creates something of an inflection point â€" possibly what some would call a “tipping point” â€" in the digital technology market. ...

Microsoft and Nokia Need Lady Gaga

PC Magazine - John C. Dvorak - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Instead of giving Nokia billions of dollars, Microsoft should hire Lady Gaga. Both Nokia and Microsoft could use her marketing skills. By John C. Dvorak I'll explain the Lady Gaga angle in a minute, but first I'll why she is needed. ...

Nokia Rebel Shareholders: Fire Elop, Bring Back MeeGo (NOK, MSFT)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
A group of nine Nokia shareholders will try to oust the current board of directors at Nokia's shareholders' meeting on May 3, oust CEO Stephen Elop and other executives, and refocus Nokia's smartphone strategy on the MeeGo platform. ...

Nokia Shareholders Slam Windows Phone 7 Plan

InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Dissident group wants the company to reject Microsoft alliance and instead focus on in-house research and innovation. By Paul McDougall , InformationWeek A group of Nokia shareholders have established a Web site to rail against the company's decision ...

RIM refused Nokia software partnership: report

National Post (registration) - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Prior to throwing itself into Microsoft's arms, Finnish phone maker Nokia saw its attempted courtship of Canada's own smartphone maker rebuffed. According to a report published Tuesday by TechCrunch Europe, Nokia Corp. recently held discussions with ...

Verizon CTO: We Don't Need Nokia-Microsoft (VZ, NOK, MSFT)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Verizon chief technical officer Tony Melone had harsh words for the recent deal between Microsoft and Nokia. That's bad news for Nokia and Microsoft, who desperately need carrier support to compete in the US market. In an interview with News.com, ...

Samsung Reiterates Support For Windows Phone 7 But Is Waiting On New Handsets

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
It was probably inevitable that Nokia's decision to partner with Microsoft on smartphones and other mobile devices would cast Microsoft's other mobile partnerships into doubt. After all, Nokia, which is still the world's largest ...

Nokia Shareholders Divided On Strategy View

Wall Street Journal - Arild Moen, Christopher Lawton - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
HELSINKI (Dow Jones)--Dissenting views among Nokia Corp. (NOK) investors emerged Tuesday after a group claiming to represent small shareholders in the cellphone giant called for the resignation of chief executive ...

10 Tech Partnerships That Crushed Competitors And Sparked Turnarounds (MSFT ...

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
When Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced the company's partnership with Microsoft last week, he said that it would transform the smartphone market into a "three horse race," with the alliance taking its place alongside Apple's iOS and Google's Android. ...

Nokia's Elop Only Put Microsoft Plan for Board Vote

Bloomberg - Diana ben-Aaron - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Rice, managing partner at Tangent Capital Partners LLC, talks about the outlook for Facebook Inc. Rice, speaking with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack," ...

Nokia-Microsoft pact seen creating Google rival

Reuters Canada - Tarmo Virki - ‎Feb 15, 2011‎
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Wireless industry executives mostly lauded the alliance between Nokia and Microsoft as good for competition and innovation, despite the stock market's disdain for the deal. ...

 

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