Nokia EVP Chris Weber: Hey Samsung, Look Out For Our New Windows Phones
Nokia’s Chris Weber sure seems to be a feisty mood. The company’s EVP of Sales and Marketing took to his sporadically-used Twitter account presumably in an attempt to build some buzz around Nokia and Microsoft’s upcoming press conference, and this is what he came up with:
“Samsung take note, next generation Lumia coming soon. #nokia”
These are some pretty bold words coming a guy whose company was hit with a class-action lawsuit back in May because its U.S. Windows Phone sales had failed to meet shareholder expectations.
Ready for Windows Phone 8 Lumias? Nokia and Microsoft holding NYC press event Sept. 5
Now that the date is locked in, it’s even clearer that the companies are trying to preempt Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement, which is rumored for Sept. 12.
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Microsoft starts banning Windows Store apps with ‘Metro’ in the title (update: now
Microsoft is taking to task developers who are using the word ‘Metro’ in their app titles.
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