Nokia Reiterates Not Considering Android for Future Handsets
In a question and answer series with Nokia’s Niklas Savander hosted on Twitter, the question of whether or not the manufacturer could be looking towards Android to help their handsets get the upper hand in the smartphone market was again raised. At this point it should come as no surprise what the answer was. A definitive “AMEN!” was raised in affirming Nokia’s stance behind its Symbian and Meego operating systems. Here are some choice elements of the Twitter exchange:
@diogoney: why does Nokia refuse to use Android? It has the hype, good press and devs Nokia needs so bad!
@NiklasatNokia: our platform choices (symbian and meego) gives us the best opp to deliver value and of course qt will play key role
@NiklasatNokia: AMEN! RT @LessThanDoug Android in not the ans. We need Symbian to be cleaned up and given more power and better UI, now though
So at least for the foreseeable future Nokia remains steadfast in resisting Android as most other major smartphone manufacturers look towards Google’s OS as a sure-fire way to boost the value of their brand. It’s a shame, really, because Nokia has been known for some high quality hardware in the past, and we would love to see what they could come up with using Android.
[via TalkAndroid]