Talk about biting off more than you can chew. Stephen Elop Nokia’s CEO is on record to promising the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit the market in Q4. In this interview in China (below), Stephen Elop talks about the roll-out of Windows Phone 7 handsets, saying “it will start in Q4 and progress from country to country, when it’s felt the timing is right.” Rumours are pointing to a late November launch, more specifically.
Elop also confirmed Nokia will add navigation and entertainment features to their Windows Phones, which was partly confirmed with its recent announcement to release an HTML5 Nokia Maps app (aka Ovi Maps) to every mobile OS. He also mentioned that we’ll see some elements of the old Ovi store music platform transitioning to Windows Phone 7. When Nokia’s Windows Phone devices finally hit the market, I expect a few more Symbian influences, but that’s yet to be seen.
It’s no secret that Nokia is putting all of its eggs in Microsoft’s basket, and for Elop to start making promises like this, he must be really confident in the platform. Check out the interview in its entirety below.
[via wmpoweruser]