Microsoft sees a very great potential in Mobile technology, unfortunately the company hasn’t been any much successful in that path as Google and Apple continues to dictate what happens with their Android OS and iOS respectively. Satya Nadella, is poised as the super hero, who will ensure that Microsoft sees a significant growth in the mobile community and one way that would happen is by unifying some Microsoft products and services.

A Microsoft internal document obtained by GeekOnGadgets gave a hint of what Microsoft is planing. Microsoft will drop the Nokia brand from future devices but will retain the “Lumia” moniker. According to the report, Lumia 730 and Lumia 830 would be the last smartphones to be branded with Nokia.

More-also, the internal document reveals that Microsoft would do away with the “Windows Phone” logo on its smartphones and stick with the standard Windows logo, as seen in desktops. The software giant will gradually phase out Windows Phone brand in advertisement and promotions – merging the mobile and desktop OS under the same division.

What do you think of this development?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2605839/microsoft-is-killing-the-nokia-and-windows-phone-names-reports-say.html
Source; http://www.techrez.com/2014/09/microsoft-to-get-rid-of-nokia-branding.html

R.I.P

If Nokia had opted for Android OS when it dropped Symbian their mobile arm would still be very much functional now. Nokia jumped ship to windows phone and here they are today.

Too bad.

What goes round comes round...

Bros @op, how abt dat thing wey been dey predict football matches? The thing no dey predict matches in this new season? Between Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, who go win d match?

mrcassanova: If Nokia had opted for Android OS when it dropped Symbian their mobile arm would still be very much functional now. Nokia jumped ship to windows phone and here they are today.

That's not entirely true. Accepting Windows Phone OS as its primary OS was the best option for Nokia at that time, considering the fact that it came with a $1B prize from Microsoft and Android was no where future-proof.

Even Google was disappointed after making the biggest business blunder in their history, acquiring Motorola for $12B to propel Android to the next level. It was Samsung, out of no-where who pushed the Android OS to where it is today. The South Korea Company accounts for nearly 70% of the entire Android market-share.

So, I still think it was purely business on the path of Nokia, a big brand forming alliance with the biggest tech company in the world. No one would have predicted the fall of Nokia by that standard, but again... Business is all about risk. Some you succeed and others you fail. Life moves on.

Nokia is No care that's why they are loosing/fading out of Mobile Smartphones war, i believe the time is still young for them, they can still regaing thier standard if only they can port to Android with good specs. #teamAndroid

vowiski:

That's not entirely true. Accepting Windows Phone OS as its primary OS was the best option for Nokia at that time, considering the fact that it came with a $1B prize from Microsoft and Android was no where future-proof.

Even Google was disappointed after making the biggest business blunder in their history, acquiring Motorola for $12B to propel Android to the next level. It was Samsung, out of no-where who pushed the Android OS to where it is today. The South Korea Company accounts for nearly 70% of the entire Android market-share.

So, I still think it was purely business on the path of Nokia, a big brand forming alliance with the biggest tech company in the world. No one would have predicted the fall of Nokia by that standard, but again... Business is all about risk. Some you succeed and others you fail. Life moves on.

Google acquired Motorola and sold it to Lenovo, even though the acquisition is yet to be fully completed. Google's Android is free for any platform, only this year microsoft dropped the price it asks OEM to pay. Am not really concerned about Microsoft and Google, I am concerned Nokia took that path and ended up being acquired by Microsoft. Since the Microsoft WP Os has been announced, it has failed to attract the much anticipated hype. Samsung took Android to another level, but that OS is still the one to beat.

I warned that Nokia shouldn't sell to Microsoft because there was already android hype at that time and launching windows into the market wouldn't work effectively. Nokia has its own market advantage and with their dwindling sales, a New product line would not be the best at that moment. What they would have done instead is to capitalize on the free and available android o.s.

mrcassanova:


Google acquired Motorola and sold it to Lenovo, even though the acquisition is yet to be fully completed. Google's Android is free for any platform, only this year microsoft dropped the price it asks OEM to pay. Am not really concerned about Microsoft and Google, I am concerned Nokia took that path and ended up being acquired by Microsoft. Since the Microsoft WP Os has been announced, it has failed to attract the much anticipated hype. Samsung took Android to another level, but that OS is still the one to beat.

Google acquired Motorola for $12b and sold to Lenovo for $2b, isn't that bad business practice? That's what earned the Motorola deal, Google's worse business deal..

Nokia shot themselves in the foot. At that time they were going to bed with MS, another division would have done android, even AOSP. It would have been Nokia's hardware might + Google's innovative OS. The company would still have been thriving today.

One other thing I think is hindering some of their products out there now is the hardware design. Which serious minded person buys a red, yellow, green phone? And a square-ish one at that. Even Tecno knows better than making toyish looking phones.

vowiski:

Google acquired Motorola for $12b and sold to Lenovo for $2b, isn't that bad business practice? That's what earned the Motorola deal, Google's worse business deal..

its bad business in terms of the deal but Google didn't kill the Motorola brand - the Moto X and Moto G areliving testimonies.

olukenzo: Nokia shot themselves in the foot. At that time they were going to bed with MS, another division would have done android, even AOSP. It would have been Nokia's hardware might + Google's innovative OS. The company would still have been thriving today.

One other thing I think is hindering some of their products out there now is the hardware design. Which serious minded person buys a red, yellow, green phone? And a square-ish one at that. Even Tecno knows better than making toyish looking phones.

I agree with shooting themselves inthe foot aspect.

Ok




As a computer "guru" i have my own ios. dey shud com and acquire it 4 for free.
That's for their benefits

mrcassanova: its bad business in terms of the deal but Google didn't kill the Motorola brand - the Moto X and Moto G areliving testimonies.

The Nokia brand isn't dead.

texazzpete:

The Nokia brand isn't dead.

That's what I was trying to point out..

Why Google bought Motorola Mobility.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/04/29/why-google-did-buy-motorola/

vowiski:
Google acquired Motorola for $12b and sold to Lenovo for $2b, isn't that bad business practice? That's what earned the Motorola deal, Google's worse business deal..

That's life for u,change is inevitable and those who don't adapt to change will become history
,wt a pity for Nokia...few years back they controled 1/3rd of mobile phone market,today they are goin into extinction...crazy world.

Let's see how the plan goes.

Hu uses nokia anymore. Bro sam team

They are finally getting wiser!

E no concern me @ all

Another futile venture.

When other operating systems where busy upgrading an improving, Microsoft was just being nonchalant.

Gradually, they are fading out of the market.

Good for them.

Ok

Why can't microsoft just focus on O.S and softwares?And leave mobile phone manufacturers to do their thing?

y na

Android for Nokia

Nokia should have used both the windows and android Os to test which market was more appealing before jumping ships or if possible used both Os. Today, they would have still been a powerful force in the mobile phone business

Shiit... What a mess!

well... just passing by