Many have recently spoken about the possibility that Nokia, the Finnish company, not the one that Microsoft bought, will launch new smartphones on the market. Well, the CEO of the company, Rajeev Suri, has spoken about this possibility, ruling out that the company will launch new Nokia smartphones in the future.
The specific words he has used are: "We are not looking to a direct consumer return to handsets per se." With these words, we cannot rule out that the company will not make smartphones again. What does seem clear is that they will not make smartphones that reach stores with the Nokia brand. First of all, they couldn't do it because they have a contract with Microsoft. But from the words of the CEO of Nokia, it seems that they would not even launch a smartphone with any other brand. Now, there is the possibility that they still make smartphones that are marketed by other companies. Currently there are several companies that are dedicated to making phones that are then sold by others under their own name. By the contract that Nokia signed, he could dedicate himself to this, but it is because of the CEO's words, too.
Regarding the use of the Nokia brand, it has also stated that in the long-term future the rights to use the brand may be transferred to some other company, although this will obviously only happen when the agreement with Microsoft not to use the brand of Nokia for smartphones in two years ends. The CEO of Nokia has ended by saying that the company wants to profit now from the business of networks, technologies, and maps. This is in stark contrast to what we said yesterday that the company could launch a new smartphone, or even a tablet, on November 17. In fact, Nokia is going to make a presentation next Monday, and it will be then when we will know if Nokia has really chosen to forget the world of tablets and smartphones, or if in fact these words from the CEO of the company have the sole objective prevent Microsoft from taking legal action with Nokia for being, in any way, using the brand.
