Nokia (NOK) Considered RIM (RIMM) Before Adopting WP7 (MSFT)

February 15, 2011 11:47 AM EST
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) was given the cold shoulder by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) before deciding to adopt the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Phone 7 platform for its smartphones, according to a report from TechCrunch.

The report said that RIM was not interested in a partnership with the world's largest cell phone maker.

Nokia also considered adopting Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software, but Nokia would not have been able to replace Google's various online offerings with its Ovi suite.

Shares of Nokia are up 17 cents per share to $9.01 in midday market movement on Tuesday, following two straight sessions of big drops.


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