Nokia developing Android mobiles: reports
The Wall Street Journal blog, AllThingsD reports that Nokia is 'definitely' working on the device, despite the imminent sale of its Windows phone and entry-level Asha phone businesses to Microsoft.
Going by the name of Normandy, the project would see Nokia heavily tailor Android to look somewhat like the Windows Phone operating system, but the rejigged OS would heavily promote Nokia's and Microsoft's services such as Bing browser, Skype, and music and video offerings, AllThingsD reported.
The Verge, meanwhile, has published what it claims to be images of the Normandy device.
The idea of Nokia developing an Android device on the eve of its acquisition by Microsoft sounds fanciful however there is a business dynamic at play that may make this possible.
It's a similar dynamic that seems to be influencing Samsung, the most successful Android phone manufacturer on the planet, to consider developing its own OS, Tizen.
It's no surprise to read reports that Samsung Android smartphone and tablet users adopt Google Play's app, music and video offerings ahead of Samsung's music and video services. Google Play is virtually a necessary part of the Android ecosystem and hard to avoid.
In Nokia's case, a tailored Android offering would give the company access to the vast low-end Android market, not just in terms of potential handset sales, but also exposure of Android users to Nokia/Microsoft services.
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