Or it might be just a small misunderstanding

Jun 4, 2010 09:16 GMT  ·  By

Even though it's just a rumour, Nokia working on a Windows Mobile phone would not be such a big surprise. After teaming up with Microsoft to offer mobile office software on a wide range of its handsets, the Finnish company might have decided to enforce the alliance by planning to release a Windows-based smartphone.

The rumor comes from a Russian source, the blog post in question noticing in a slide presentation that Nokia mentions Windows (not Windows Mobile) as one of the main platforms that will receive services and software most likely through the Ovi Store.

You can see the screenshot of the 'incriminated' presentation slide below and perhaps make an idea of what this is all about. The Nokia official making the presentation, Jukka Kiiskinen, is the head of internet services at Nokia and didn't make any specific reference to the Windows platform that appeared listed in the slide alongside Series 40, Symbian and Maemo.

I have doubts that we will see a Nokia Windows-based smartphone this year, especially now that Microsoft gave up on improving its mobile operating system and is currently concentrating on the new Windows Mobile 7. What I'd really like to see is a Nokia smartphone running the new Windows 7 platform. As a matter fact, I think that, if we were to see a Nokia device running Microsoft's mobile OS, that would most likely be Windows Mobile 7 and not an older 6.1 or 6.5 version.

Furthermore, taking into consideration that Nokia already sells its 3G booklet, which runs the Windows 7 operating system, the presentation slide could refer to this device or to some future tablets that it might intend to launch. Either way, we will probably find out what's the truth behind the Nokia- Microsoft alliance until the end of the year. I have tried to contact one of the Nokia officials, but the company's politics do not allow any comments over rumors over the Internet, even though the slide page is real and it was presented by one of the Nokia officials.

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