07 February 2008

Microsoft urges Nokia
to offer Windows Mobile devices!??

Software giant Microsoft is in discussion with Finnish mobile phone giant about plans to have the handset maker add Windows Mobile-powered devices to its portfolio? What does it means for Symbian?

We know that all Nokia smartphones currently run the Symbian operating system and such a move would be a major change for the industry leader.

Actually Nokia is the major shareholder in Symbian, whose operating system it uses for its Series 60 mobile platform and I really doubt that Nokia will switch that easy to another platform, at least I hope because I really don't like windows powered mobile phones.

Microsoft’s mobile communications business international marketing director John Starkweather confirmed talks were taking place with Nokia but would not confirm when any announcement would be made.

“They obviously have significant investments in Symbian but there are a lot of places where we have significant synergies and we would love to see the day where those synergies would extend completely with Windows Mobile,” he told IT Wire.

While Nokia phones don’t yet have a Windows OS, they do use a range of other Microsoft software. This includes ActiveSynch for connecting to Exchange Servers and the PlayReady DRM technology used to protect purchased music and video content.

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