Nokia entering the tablet game has been a hot topic for several weeks. At a Taiwan launch of the Pink Nokia N8, Micheal Hsu, General Manager Market Taiwan shed some light on Nokia’s tablet intentions. According to Hsu “Microsoft’s tablet plans do not include Nokia” to be more specific he added that Ovi maps will not be featured on Microsoft’s up coming tablet operating system.
When we tried to dig deeper into why a Microsoft/Nokia alliance around tablets was not being forged Hsu noted that “Nokia has a lazer focus on what they do the best and that’s making great mobile handsets”.
This is a still inline with comments made by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop on the Finnish Program A-List who stated they are still discussing which of the Nokia-backed operating systems (Symbian, Microsoft or MeeGo) they would choose to support. Microsoft might not have plans to work with Nokia on its up coming tablet operating system but it seems Nokia is still considering Microsoft.
Another interesting tidbit that Hsu alluded to was a mystery alliance of manufacturers with unknown players in the automotive and technology space around MeeGo. He wouldn’t give any details on who was taking part what Nokia’s involvement would be if any, only that they have chosen MeeGo as the OS of choice for in-vehicle infotainment.
Its seems like I was attending a meeting of mysteries, what I learned that was concrete was that they’ve got a Pink N8 that they are planning on taking Taiwan by storm with! I believe it, the N8 is a great phone and with its fashion appeal in a market where bedazzeling your phone is considered normal, this is a classy alternative!
Here are a few photo’s of the handset and the runway show:
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