Nokia to Hold Back the Release of Windows Phone 7 Devices

A rumor has been flowing that the Finnish multinational communications corporation was about to undergo drastic changes. The new Chairman of the company, Stephen Elop, was believed to be intending to change the platform for Nokia’s smartphones. The company has been having trouble with the Symbian OS which has been naturally holding back the potential of Nokia.

Unfortunately, the manufacturer’s transition to touch-screen smartphones didn’t solve the problem; neither did the change of the interface. Even the new director couldn’t fix the overall decay and help Nokia stop lagging behind, but take the most advantage of the rapid mobile progress.

Now it is simply a fact that Nokia is switching from Symbian to Windows Phone 7. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the new Finnish phones, when, all of a sudden, Nokia announced the delay of the launch of new devices.

Apparently, the release of the new smartphone is postponed till the actual upgrade of the Windows Phone operating system which is said to be scheduled for October of 2011. The Guardian says the new system will be officially upgraded to Windows Phone 7.5 and will have a code name “Mango”.

Strategically, the delay will certainly cause problems for the new smartphones’ start-up. Considering the delay of the WP7 upgrade and the upcoming release of numerous brand-new phones powered with other operating systems, Windows Mobile developers are jeopardizing the effect Nokia Corporation is aiming at with its fundamental revolution.