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Nokia Killing Symbian and S40 In North America

Posted by Unknown on from the build-your-own-coffin dept.

In an interview with AllthingsD, the head of Nokia's US operations declared that Nokia will be focusing exclusively on Windows Phone devices in North America. Reasons cited include the low profit margins of the ubiquitous low-end Series 40 devices and lackluster sales of Symbian based devices. This also means that the N9 won't be making it to North America either.

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  1. Open Source to clenched-fist model. by operator_error · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dear Nokia, I love your engineers. But please ditch your marketing department, just soon as you fire your CEO Stephen Elop, the $hill from Micro$oft. I miss you lots.

  2. Decent kit is going away :( by semi-extrinsic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a shame, really. My wife's 4 year old Nokia E65 is still doing its thing, with an OK web browser, wifi etc., and the battery life is roughly 5x what my LG Optimus gets. Nokia used to make some great kit if you weren't the type that had to have "Apps" that were just repackaging of websites or farting noises.

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  3. Re:Nokia is still in business? by mickwd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apparently so. But their new CEO appears to be doing everything he can to change this.

    Quite what the major shareholders think about it, I'd love to know.

  4. Asymptotically circling the drain... by xeno · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Talk about the walking dead... wow.
    Nokia dumping Symbian in an age when lo-end CN knockoffs come with Android 2.x, and HP is putting WebOS on printers... actually makes a little sense.
    Nokia dumping Harmattan/Maemo6, an in-house controlled solid full-scale OS with a UI that's 4 years too late.. seems lazy or poor judgement.
    Nokia jumping on WinPhone7, with zero control of a third-party franchised OS that has a great UI but functionality 4 years behind the curve... seems genuinely self-destructive.

    Bye, Nokia. Nice knowing you.

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