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Nokia Window to the Future

Even though Nokia has remained tight-lipped about the success of its Lumia Windows Phone lineup, analysts
have estimated that the phones have sold at least one million units since their November 2011 debut.
survey of 22 analysts, the average Lumia sales estimate was 1.3 million units, with only one predicting a figure
below a million.
"It's a new dawn for Nokia," Chief Executive Stephen Elop
and mid-range Lumia 710, the first fruits of his bi
the beginning of a new era for the Finnish giant.
"It is a different company operating on a different clock speed," he said. "The amount of effort and passion
and work that's been accomplished that we were able to show off tod
Nokia shares, which have halved in value since Elop announced his high
ditched its old software platform in February
wider market. While total device revenues declined 18 percent for the year, Nokia is focusing less on the
numbers and more on the word “transition.
It shouldn’t surprise that Nokia devices’
retooling its smartphone lineup with a new operating system would likely see the same results. Sales of more
than a million Lumias may not impress at first glance either,
November; and even then, only to a few countries. Nokia has many more regions to focus on with the current
Lumia as it preps the next generation of devices.
Back to the Basics
Elop said the new phones' minimalist design and superior navigation features would make them stand out
among rival Windows phones, some of which have been faster to market with Microsoft's new Mango mobile
platform.
Christian Lindholm, a partner at design age
interfaces, said the new phones showed a renewed confidence in Nokia's traditional strengths.
"They're getting back to their roots -- simplicity," he said. "They've stripped out the noise and
people need to communicate, navigate and socialize."
Analysts were positive about the new phones, though they said the first results of the Nokia
remained well short of an iPhone killer.
"These devices are a good start, but the reality is that they are pretty much plain vanilla Windows Phone
products," said Ben Wood, director of research at UK
Nokia’s Window to the Future
age had said as he unveiled the high
big bet on Microsoft software, adding that
today is the best evidence of that."