Mobile phone carrier Orange says that the Windows Phone platform from Microsoft is selling very slow, although initial expectations were much higher than that.
The platform, which is now one year old on the market, is falling well behind OSes from Google and Apple, although Microsoft has been optimistic about its capabilities so far.
However, sales have been slow, and they might continue being so for the next several months as well, although Nokia's devices are expected to bring a breath of fresh air to the lineup.
Not only will Nokia benefit from launching
Windows Phone devices, but Microsoft too will see its mobile platform sent to new heights.
In the meantime, however, it appears that wireless carriers are not happy at all with how things are moving along with the Windows Phone platform.
“Honestly, it hasn't been as successful as we expected,” Yves Maitre, senior vice president of devices and mobile multimedia at Orange, stated, Cnet
reports.
According to him, Android, BlackBerry and iOS devices are still selling far better than Windows Phones.
This means that Nokia has to do things right with the launch of Windows Phone devices, otherwise they will not manage to gain the market share they wish.
Nokia will unveil to the world their first handsets powered by Mango as soon as next week, during the Nokia World conference.
We already had the chance to have a look at some potential candidates for the title of first Nokia Windows Phones, including the Nokia 800 and the recently leaked
Nokia Sabre, but nothing has been officially confirmed on them for the time being.
Microsoft did say that Nokia world is the place where we will learn all about these phones, while Orange's exec has just confirmed that they will deliver a “pure Microsoft” experience.
Even so,
Nokia is also expected to include its apps and services with new phones, including the Nokia Maps navigation services, with is highly praised among users.
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