Microsoft may be established as the dominant name in most technological spectrums, but it appears it is not about to expand into the mobile phone market.
That’s because Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop has dismissed reports that Microsoft had agreed to buy the Finnish company’s mobile phone business.
Baseless
According to Mr Elop, speaking at the D9 technology conference in California, the rumours are “baseless” as there have been no discussions.
A report broke earlier in the week that Microsoft had struck a deal to buy Nokia for $19billion and quoted industry inside Eldar Murtazin as the source. The news followed on from Nokia’s decision back in February to abandon its smartphone platform in favour of Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
Elop stated that the first Nokia smartphone using the Windows Phone 7 software would be released in the fourth quarter of 2011 – at the conference he even provided a sneak peek of the prototype by taking it out of his pocket, but would not offer a glimpse of the screen.
Savings on call
Mobile phone consumers who don’t want to wait around for the Nokia model with Windows technology can still find some great deals on handsets if they are willing to switch tariffs.
Many mobile phone networks offer top grade handsets at reduced prices to new customers in a bid to attract their business. So mobile phone users should make an assessment of their monthly usage, look for a contract that closely matches their requirements and see what handsets are available. In addition, they should take advantage of the online promo codes available from the likes of Meteor, Vodafone and O2 to earn further savings.
