Nokia Has a 'Contingency Plan' if Windows Phone 8 Fails

[JMcEntegart]

Nokia's new chairman reveals the company has a back-up plan in the event Windows Phone 8 fails to impress.

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[house70]

Of course they're not going to say it now, there is no point in making MS angry when the WP8 devices are not even on the market yet.
That being said, I am willing to bet they'll embrace a platform that is already widespread *cough* Android *cough*...
I would be happy to see Firefox OS catching on.....But slim chance they'll get picked by Nokia in case WP8 flops.

 

[mikeangs2004]

I use Gmail and Google Calendar etc, so Android is more efficient for me.

 

[southernshark]

Well you can use Gmail with a Win 8 phone...........

As for Firefox OS.... that's going to be one I purchase. I'm willing to give it a shot.

 

[jurassic512]

I wonder if Nokia could/would do anything with RIM if both were to fail.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

It's a relief to hear that the awesome company has a plan in place, although I think WP8 is going to be the cat's ass. I love Android too, but I'm passing on the GSIII and holding off for Nokia's flagship WP8 device!

 

[stingray71]

Yes, you can use google with other OS's but it seems to work much better with Android. Not to mention the nifty widgets that make it easy to check things at a glance.

Android on a Nokia phone would be a good combo imho. Especially with ICS and now Jellybean, I'd like to see a Nokia custom Android Rom.

As for W8, I have zero desire to try it out. Like mikeangs2004, I'm using Google products more and more, not to mention Google Tasks.

 

[eddieroolz]

[citation][nom]mikeangs2004[/nom]I use Gmail and Google Calendar etc, so Android is more efficient for me.[/citation]

Any smartphone OS is capable of using Gmail among other email providers.

Do some research first.

 

[phamhlam]

Their plan is to sell to MSFT 😀

 

[aftcomet]

I bit the bullet and bought a GS3. I love it. Android is a quality OS. And with Google backing it, I don't see how it could fail.

 

[jcurry23]

windows 8 phone/os will fail

 

[slabbo]

the only logical contingency plan should Windows 8 phone fail is Jelly Bean.

 

[sporkimus]

Rumor has it that they are prepping a burial site in the desert next to all of the ET games...

 

[DjEaZy]

Nokia Has a 'Contingency Plan' if Windows Phone 8 Fails? Start TO implement...!!!

 

[shanky887614]

nokia has a contingency plane

andriod


seriously though, if they made a decent phone with opensource firmware im sure there would be people that would improve the firmware, all they got to do is watch the tweaks they make then implement them into the ofw

then everyone is happy

 

[applegetsmelaid]

It's always good to know that failure is an option for them.

What ever happened to win or die?

 

[sadams04]

WebOS. I doubt Windows Phone 8 will fail however...

 

[Guest]

I would love to see WebOS on Nokia hardware, tech boner go!

 

[loomis86]

I vote for firefox os.

 

[killerclick]

Hmm... Windows Phone 7 needed 15 months to reach a 2% market share. Why would anybody think Windows Phone 8 will be a success? Microsoft's been forever bombing in the mobile market, and now Nokia is basically saying that they don't have confidence in WP8.