Sponsored Links:
REUTERS
Scrapping the platform means Nokia will risk losing its strong position in the mass-market - where phones are priced at $100-$200.
Helsinki - Struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has scrapped a software project which it had hoped would be a rival to mass-market Google Android phones, three sources with direct knowledge of the company's plans said.
Nokia was hoping the Linux-based software platform, code-named Meltemi, would replace its ageing Series 40 software in more advanced feature phones, but has killed the project as part of its massive cost-cutting drive.
Scrapping the platform means Nokia will risk losing its strong position in the mass-market - where phones are priced at $100-$200 (about R800 to R1600).
Nokia declined to comment. - Reuters
Hungry for more scitech news? Sign up for our daily newsletter
) and select "Flag as inappropriate". Our moderators will take action if need be.
 |
 |
 |
 |
Buying a car has never been easy. Motoring.co.za contains a large database of car listings with a user friendly search.
Start searching today »
You are here: IOL / SciTech / Technology / Software / Cost-cutting forces Nokia to scrap software
We like to make your life easier
Mobile
Browse IOL on your phone at m.iol.co.za.
Newsletters
Subscribe to our newsletters. News delivered to your inbox!
