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MeeGo For Regular Users, Symbian For Business?
By Phil Barker on December 2,
 2010 at 00:00,

With Symbian ^3 just finding its feet, and MeeGo on its way for high-end handsets, the future is looking bright for Nokia. It appears that the company is planning on using MeeGo for regular consumers only, however, with Symbian reserved for business users. Join us after the break to find out more...

We've seen an amazing range of smartphones released by Nokia in the past few months – from the stunning Nokia N8 to the incredibly versatile Nokia E7, but some of you may be waiting for MeeGo to give that little bit extra.

While the new OS will no doubt prove incredibly popular in the regular consumer market, it seems that Nokia has ruled out MeeGo for business devices like the Nokia E7, following a statement made by llari Nurmi – the chief of Nokia business smartphones.

Nurmi told ZDNet UK that Nokia had "great converged device plans based on the MeeGo platform" and that there were "different types of needs and wants in the enterprise market".

Its looking increasingly likely that MeeGo will be reserved for Nokia's high-end consumer smartphones then – such as the range-topping models in the N series, with Symbian continuing to meet the needs and wants of business users.

That said, we've already seen what the stunning Nokia E7 is capable of, and if you need to work on the move, it should definitely be on your must-have list.

Via CNet

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  • Gary H

    With most phone contracts lasting 2 years now, customers have to choose their devices very carefully, and whether to have something now, or wait for some upcoming new Nokia phone. Once these customers are locked in, Nokia won’t be able to sell them their new handsets until their contracts have expired.

  • eddy

    But that doesn’t happen in other countries, that’s only in the USA. In other countries, you can buy any phone anytime, you don’t need a contract because phones are sold unlocked. They are more expensive, but you can change them anytime.

  • eddy

    But that doesn\’t happen in other countries, that\’s only in the USA. In other countries, you can buy any phone anytime, you don\’t need a contract because phones are sold unlocked. They are more expensive, but you can change them anytime.