Exec Confirms Nokia Smartphones On Verizon In The Works Discussion

[Grant Hatchimonji]

Richard Kerris, VP of World Developer Relations for Nokia, said in a recent interview that Nokia handsets will soon be making their way to the Verizon Wireless network.

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[Ed Hardy]

Not a big surprise here. Verizon has already said it will throw its weight behind Windows Phone. But there's a caveat: Verizon is waiting for Widows Phone 8. Which at this point makes sense -- there's no point in releasing devices with Windows Phone 7.5 (or even 7.8) as they can't be upgraded to WP8.

[Mitlov]

Nokia waiting for WP8's release is like Russia waiting for the first snows in the fall of 1941. They're going to bleed a lot until then, but if they can last that long, things should turn around big-time for them.

[Varjak]

Are you serious? It's a brilliant move. They are not going to miss out on sales (other than the initial bump that's already over). Most people know that the 7.5/7.8 phones are a dead-end. So Verizon avoids serious blowback from their customers who don't know what would have been coming and called up to complain. I'd say it's a no-brainer 'trade-off' for a few sales. Plus, V doesn't need those sales. Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?