Microsoft hopeful of bringing Windows Mobile to Nokia handsets

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A Microsoft marketing director claims that Microsoft is currently in talks with Nokia to deploy its Windows Mobile operating system onto the mobile phone manufacturers' handsets.

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[nichomach]

Personally, I get on fine with WM, and I don't actually find it cumbersome - or at least no more so than any other phone interface, especially given the sheer flexibility of it. Most of the third party ActiveSync software I've seen has been a wee bit ropey, so an N95 analogue or variant running WM'd be welcome. I like Nokia's devices; the E61i is an absolutely lovely bit of kit. It's just that they've lacked a bit WRT deployment in an Exchange environment.

[gurpz1]

i wonder how much money microsoft will be paying nokia. Although WM can't be as bad as the unstability of the symbian platform on current nokias.

[DeSean]

I would definitely have a go of Windoze on my N95-2. I love some of the things I can do with the phone now but it does cause me some angst because I'm so unused to it and I get confused by some of the programs :S

[Lee H]

I'd happily run it on my N95 as well if it was released. I'd also like the symbian to be available for download etc so I flick and flirt between the 2 operating systems. I have a dualboot system at home, so why not a phone?

Windows on phones has come a long way and I've seen it improve quite a bit since the last time I used it with the SPV500.

[alsenior]

I think windows mobile on my n95 would cool so long as it was done properly

[nichomach]

SE have just announced a new WM handset which looks rather nice, too:



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