Efforts by Microsoft and Nokia to hammer out details of a mobile technology alliance is well underway and should cord to Windows 7 Phone software for Nokia smart phones by 2012, says a senior Nokia executive.
NPD's Ross Rubin ShareThe have revealed that Windows 7 Phone grabbed 2% market share in the 4th quarter of 2010 in the United States.
Negotiations have gone very well.
Phones running the OS launched on 8 November at AT&T and T-Mobile, and was then also revealed to have managed 2% of that month.
They will be completed well on schedule, said Kai Oistamo, head of corporate development at Nokia, told Reuters on Monday.
Like Windows Phone managed 2% overall and December is generally a more active sales month than in November, the Windows 7 Phone has achieved a greater market share in December, but Ross Rubin warns that despite this operating system could have done better, and noted both WebOS and Android did better in their launch quarter despite not having a full quarter either.
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In this connection, WebOS gained 4% and 9% Android.
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Ross notes, one of the reasons for this are changing the competitive environment environment and lack of stand-out features in the first group of units, but believes that Nokia partnerships can solve this problem, which the company will be very heavily invested in the success of OS, as opposed to HTC or Samsung for example.
11 that they had reached a preliminary agreement whereby Phone Windows 7 will be the default operating system on Nokia devices, but said many of the details of the plan had not yet worked out.
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Microsoft will rely on the Nokia's worldwide distribution channels to increase the Windows 7 Phone market presence.
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The company has released few details about the sale of units based on the OS, leading many analysts to conclude that Windows 7 Phone not sell well.
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from manufacturers HTC, Samsung, Dell and LG.
Nokia, which is now led by former Microsoft exec Stephen Elop, on its part, concluded that farmed out the OS development to Redmond is the only way it can be competitive with cash-rich rivals like Apple and Google while keeping a lid on R&D costs.
At least one market watcher believes the plan will provide great benefit for both companies.
IDC predicts Windows 7 Phone's share of the global smartphone OS market will jump from 5.5% this year to 67.1% in 2015 and is the number two player in the market behind Google Android.
Until the release of Windows 7 Phone last year, Microsoft had steadily lost market share, while other operating systems has brought forward new and appealing features, said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas senior.
The new alliance brings together Nokia's hardware capabilities and Windows Phone's differentiated platform.
Llamas said he expects the first Nokia-branded Windows 7 Phone devices to hit stores next year.
Regardless of manufacturer, all the Windows 7 Phone devices using Microsoft's Live's unique chip interface as a starting point.
Live Tiles pushing real-time updates from e-mail, social networking and other communication tools in advance of the main screen.
It also has direct integration with Microsoft products such as Office, Zune, and Xbox Live.
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