Through the late 1990s Motorola led. It missed the change from analog to digital, though, and over the last decade, Nokia grew to become the No. 1 cellular handset maker. During the last several years, the tide began turning again. Nokia tried just about everything it could think of, but still could not break into the fast-growing smartphone space. Microsoft has had the same problem breaking into smartphones, and it has been trying for even longer. These two companies’ solution is to get together. To pool their resources and deliver something that will knock our socks off.
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How Nokia and Microsoft Can Make It Work
Posted by: Jeff Kagan March 3, 2011 05:00 AMThrough the late 1990s Motorola led. It missed the change from analog to digital, though, and over the last decade, Nokia grew to become the No. 1 cellular handset maker. During the last several years, the tide began turning again. Nokia tried just about everything it could think of, but still could not break into the fast-growing smartphone space. Microsoft has had the same problem breaking into smartphones, and it has been trying for even longer. These two companies’ solution is to get together. To pool their resources and deliver something that will knock our socks off.