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| Microsoft
has yet to officially launch their Windows Phone platform in China, but
according to a Nokia spokesperson on Friday, Nokia has plans to launch
their Windows Phone based smartphones in China in the first half of
2012, which will apparently make them one of the first, if not the first
company to officially bring the Windows Phone platform into China. Without doubt China is one of the largest markets today, and a successful Windows Phone launch could help the Finnish company boost its sales and market share in China against Google's Android and Apple's iOS platform. This is despite Nokia still having the largest smartphone market share in China at 28% in Q3 2011, according to figures released by research firm Strategy Analytics. However this is a huge drop from Q3 in 2010 which apparently was at a whopping 70%. Either way for our China readers out there, if you are looking forward to seeing Microsoft's Windows Phone officially launch in the country, both Nokia and ZTE are expected to launch Windows Phone devices in 2012, with ZTE aiming for a Q3 release instead. Will Nokia's push into the Chinese market help boost their sales and the Finnish company regain some of its former glory? We guess only time will tell. | |
