Another Microsoft exec confirms Nokia's plans for Windows Phone

Oct 20, 2011 05:57 GMT  ·  By

Yet another Microsoft representative has just confirmed that Nokia will be unveiling its Windows Phone devices at the Nokia World conference next week.

Speaking at the All Things D Asia conference, Windows Phone President Andy Lees confirmed that the Finnish giant will announce these devices next week, following a similar statement from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO.

“Nokia will announce its rollout plans with Windows Phone, among other things. It made an evaluation early on, and saw our roadmap for this year and next year, and it decided to bet the whole company on Windows Phone based on that,” Andy Lees stated.

The launch is expected to prove beneficial for both Nokia and Microsoft, he continued, adding that manufacturers are also seeing this as an accelerant. In addition to the already announced Windows Phone partners, Microsoft will have its OS loaded on devices from more companies.