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    Maybe Nokia Should Consider An Android Phone

    Thu, 06/28/2012 - 20:17 EDT - Seeking Alpha
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    • Jacob Steinberg
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    • NOK

    By Jacob Steinberg:When Nokia (NOK) moved its focus of operating system from Symbian to Windows (MSFT), I liked the idea of it, among many other Nokia investors. There were many people who thought that Nokia should have picked Android (GOOG) instead of Windows as its operating system, however Android was too crowded with too much competition, and Windows was a system where Nokia could set itself apart from the competition like Samsung, LG and HTC.This might come to a change soon, however. Samsung, Huawei and HTC announced that they would start designing Windows 8 phones within the next couple quarters. This is good news for these companies as they will diversify their phone offerings, however this may hurt Nokia badly as the company wanted to be "the Windows Phone Company." Because of its unique position, Nokia has been able to get support and backing of Microsoft, as Microsoft wanted to gainComplete Story »

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