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Operators are losing faith in Symbian, but not Nokia.
I originally wrote this piece back in March 2011 for premium subscribers to our Intelligence Centre platform, but given the blaze of comment around Nokia at present, I thought it would be valuable to put this commentary into the public domain. Looking back now, I still stand by the vast majority of what I wrote.… Read more
Nokia’s new-found strategic focus starting to take shape as it announces plans to outsource Symbian to Accenture
Only two months after announcing a new smartphone strategy to phase out Symbian OS and focus on Microsoft’s Windows Phone, Nokia today announced plans for a strategic collaboration with Accenture in which Nokia would outsource its Symbian software activities and transition about 3,000 employees to Accenture. At the same time, Accenture would provide mobility software… Read more
