The world's leading mobile phones, Nokia, is currently on a "burning platform" encircled by a "raging fire" writes its new CEO, Stephen Elop, in an email to employees, including the Agency France-Presse has been copied, Wednesday, Feb. 9. "And there's more of an explosion: there are many hot spots that drive an intense fire around us," Mr.
Elop, who since late September is the first foreigner to head the Finnish giant. In the fourth quarter of 2010, net earnings for the phone giant has dropped to 745 million euros against 948 million a year earlier, while turnover rose 6% to 12.65 billion euros according to its annual report.
The CEO of Microsoft defector, Friday to unveil the new strategy of Nokia, which is stalled for over two years due to the breakthrough of the Apple iPhone and smartphones using the Android operating system Google. According to a recent research firm Canalys, Android, was dethroned in the fourth quarter of the system of Finnish Nokia, Symbian.
THE PLATFORM FOR SUSPENSION Meego? Nokia have also stopped development of its first smartphone that would use the operating system MeeGo developed in partnership with Intel, told Reuters two sources close to the Finnish group. A Nokia spokeswoman declined comment. The new mobile platform MeeGo, considered as strategic in the battle against Apple and Google's high-end smartphones, is merged last year the Finnish system Maemo and Moblin for Intel.
Analysts think that Nokia could still present a smartphone MeeGo Friday when it announced its new strategy, or at a press conference Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 
Elop, who since late September is the first foreigner to head the Finnish giant. In the fourth quarter of 2010, net earnings for the phone giant has dropped to 745 million euros against 948 million a year earlier, while turnover rose 6% to 12.65 billion euros according to its annual report.
The CEO of Microsoft defector, Friday to unveil the new strategy of Nokia, which is stalled for over two years due to the breakthrough of the Apple iPhone and smartphones using the Android operating system Google. According to a recent research firm Canalys, Android, was dethroned in the fourth quarter of the system of Finnish Nokia, Symbian.
THE PLATFORM FOR SUSPENSION Meego? Nokia have also stopped development of its first smartphone that would use the operating system MeeGo developed in partnership with Intel, told Reuters two sources close to the Finnish group. A Nokia spokeswoman declined comment. The new mobile platform MeeGo, considered as strategic in the battle against Apple and Google's high-end smartphones, is merged last year the Finnish system Maemo and Moblin for Intel.
Analysts think that Nokia could still present a smartphone MeeGo Friday when it announced its new strategy, or at a press conference Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
- Google VP tips Nokia's hand for Friday (09/02/2011)
- Nokia N9 scrapped ahead of MWC launch, N9-01 incoming (09/02/2011)
- Reuters: Nokia Cancels First MeeGo Device, Showing Second MeeGo Device Instead (09/02/2011)
- Nokia Strategy and Financial Briefing, Feb 11th 10AM GMT (09/02/2011)
- Nokia scraps its first MeeGo phone (09/02/2011)
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