There have been a lot of rumors the last days about Nokia releasing phones with Android. This would be a very bold move and raises some interesting questions; didn’t Nokia just buy Symbian and made it open? Android Market on Nokia phones? How about the Ovi Store? Etcetera…
Reuters just published an article where Nokia denies any plans to join Android:
TALLINN, July 6 (Reuters) – The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Monday it was not working on introducing a phone running on Google’s (GOOG.O) Android operating system.
British daily The Guardian said on Monday the Finnish mobile phone maker was understood by industry insiders to be developing a smartphone that runs on Google’s Android software, to be introduced in September.
“Absolutely no truth to this whatsoever,” said a Nokia spokesman.
Google’s Android is a rival to Nokia’s Symbian software.
“Everyone knows that Symbian is our preferred platform for advanced mobile devices.”
So is this the last we hear about Nokia & Android? Probably not, and we will keep you posted as more news comes out.
Vincent Hoogsteder
Tags: android, Android Market, nokia
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