A decade ago, Nokia led the world in mobile handset sales. Now, even a billion-dollar boost from Microsoft may not be enough to save it. The markets have seen the Windows Phone-based Lumia 900 -- and sent the stock to an all-time low.
No crowds lined up for Sunday's debut of the Lumia 900 -- Nokia's new smartphone running Windows Phone. But Microsoft is betting billions on the $100 device -- and it has good reason to be optimistic.
When Nokia's CEO presents the company's strategy to investors in London on Friday, it could announce plans to use an outside operating system -- namely, Microsoft's , Google's or both, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Smartphones running Microsoft's new software, Windows Phone 7, are now available for customers of AT&T and T-Mobile. The first phones are made by Samsung Electronics and HTC, and more -- including a phone by Dell -- are on the way.