The partnership between Nokia and Google is more unlikely it seems. Expected by experts and consumers, the Finnish company said that developing Android devices is not their focus. In an interview to a British newspaper, the company’s CEO, Stephen Elop explained that Nokia chose not to invest in the system by recognizing that lagged behind the strong competition that requires this platform in the market.
Lumia line is Nokia’s main focus (Photo: Allan Melo / TechTudo)
Accompanying the growth of Android in the hands of many companies, especially Samsung, Nokia sought alternatives suitable for existing operating systems, using the MeeGo and Symbian, and more recently in its Windows Phone smartphones. All this, according to the Elop, to avoid the great competition in the Android market.
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“I’m very happy with the decision we made. We were concerned a few years ago because there was a high risk that a company could dominate the Android. We had a suspicion of who it could be, due to resource, vertical integration, and respect the fact that we were late about it, because there are a lot of companies in this space, “he explained.
Nokia still struggling to popularize the system and annoy competitors like Samsung and Apple. But apparently this battle is only with Windows and not Android, as many expect.
Via BGR
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