14 DAY TRIAL // Since Microsoft has already got rid of the Nokia brand from most of the apps inside Windows Phone and has just released its first smartphone without the Finnish company’s brand, the following statement doesn’t come as a surprise.
We reported last week on Nokia’s teaser about what was to come from one of world’s most prolific handset makers. Now it looks like the Finnish company confirms an upcoming announcement in a tweet aimed at Microsoft.
It appears that the agreement between the two companies, Nokia and Microsoft, stipulates that the latter should stop using the former’s brand on its smartphones beginning a certain date.
While neither company mentioned when exactly they would part ways, there’s a high chance that this will happen in mid-November, most likely on the 17th.
Apart from saying goodbye to Microsoft Lumia, Nokia also confirms once again that it will share more details on its plans, “The Nokia team will share the continuing Nokia story with you soon!”
Nokia fans still waiting to see what their favorite company has in store for them shouldn’t make any high hopes regarding the handset maker’s comeback in the smartphone business.
Under agreement, Nokia can’t release any new smartphones until 2016, which is why we believe the Finnish company won’t announce any new handsets next week.
Nokia can only re-enter the smartphone business in 2016
Also, considering Microsoft has the right to use the Nokia brand on feature phones for the next 10 years, it’s hard to believe that Nokia’s announcement will pinpoint to one or more dumb phones.
But what else could Nokia announce on November 17, or by that time? There’s little we can tell without having to speculate heavily, but what’s clear is that fact that unless Nokia has another agreement with Microsoft that will let the Finnish company re-enter the smartphone market earlier than initially agreed on.
Furthermore, if Nokia decides to launch new smartphones soon, they will not be powered by Windows Phone operating system. There are many indications that Nokia is likely to go the Android way this time, though we shouldn’t rule out a sequel to the N9 that’s powered by MeeGo.
Part of the team that put together MeeGo has already been re-hired by Nokia in key positions, which will enable them to work on future smartphones in case the Finnish company decides to try its luck again.
There’s less than a week until Nokia’s announcement regarding its future, so we can only wait and see what the company has in store for us.
Until then, check out below some of the most popular Nokia Lumia smartphone launched by the company in the last few years.
