geeteam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 According to industry sources, an earlier rumor that had Japanese manufacturer Sony producing a Windows Phone model this year is true. The aforementioned sources say that while Sony will be spending its R&D money on Android and Firefox OS, it will offer Windows Phone handsets through U.S. carriers and in Japan. Microsoft is hoping to increase sales in Sony's home country as a way to expand the global share of its mobile OS. Sony will partner with Taiwan based ODM Compal Communications for at least 1 to 2 Windows Phone models. The volume expected for those two units is only in the tens of thousands, and another 2-3 models are under discussion. The industry sources estimate that Nokia will account for 90% of the 50 million Windows Phone 8 units expected to be sold this year. Sony will be one of a group of handset manufacturers bundled together in a category called "other," that together will account for the remaining 10% of sales. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) For the sake of competition, I hope Sony's efforts at manufacturing & marketing WP devices are not as weak and half-@ssed as that of Samsung and HTC. I doubt though that anybody considering a Windows Phone device will buy anything other than a Nokia. I'll be surprised if that "Others" category corners as much as 10% :P Edited January 6, 2014 by calguyhunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I don't know the decision they took before joining the WP race; tell me, when was the last time both HTC and Samsung released a new WP device?It has been Nokia since, i was surprised when i heard the news but all the same lets wait and see the devices they will be bringing on to the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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