Verge suggests MS will now kill off Lumia.

[Corepc]

The Verge when was the last time they had anything good to say about Windows Phone in general.

 

[fatclue_98]

The Verge when was the last time they had anything good to say about Windows Phone in general.

When was the first time? Have you read anything the rest of us missed?

 

[a5cent]

^ lol

Exactly. So it'll be a Microsoft Lumia, and a Nokia Asha.

Finally, someone who gets it. Took about a million other posts to get to this point ;-)

Ninja edit:

I assume that since MS acquired that right to use the Lumia brand name, they also intend to use it, but I wouldn't bet on it myself at this point. They can use it, but they aren't forced to. It does seem the most likely scenario.

 

[inteller]

they will use it where it has the strongest recognition. A Surface Phone is definitely still in the cards.

 

[snowmutt]

Firt off, I think anyone or any article still ever so sure of feature phones dying completly off anytime soon just needs to be disregarded straight away. Pencil it in: Feature Phones will still be a large money maker a decade from now. Maybe it will be only 20%-30% of mobile sales, and yes I am sure Smart Phones will be outselling them, but there will be large markets for feature phones. Cheap always sells.

However, if the Asha series is still a part of that, I will fall over and pass out. MS has bigger fish to fry. They will trim down this purchase of all these Nokia factories and employees to something they are comfortable with, and they will want the emphasis on WP growth and features. Obviously, less then 48 hours from where this was announced is a stupid time to debate how this purchase will effect who and when. But, seeings how it is big news, there will be guesses galore. Mine is the Asha series exists for 2 more years and gets phased out.

 

[AndreStudart]

but.. I don't get it, why can't microsoft use nokia brand on smartphones if they've just bought the biggest part (devices area) from nokia?

 

[hary536]

well i think that it would be best for Microsoft not to tinker with the NOKIA branding in the Lumia line-up... shouldn't they? they should add MICROSOFT tag only when there would be a special Windows mobile phone just like Google's nexus series.... what say?

Well MS has already confirmed that post acquisition deal finalization, Lumia phones will not have Nokia branding. They may have Lumia branding, but they don't have rights to "Nokia" name for smartphones. They may still continue using "Nokia" brand for featurephones/Asha series.

 

[AndreStudart]

Well MS has already confirmed that post acquisition deal finalization, Lumia phones will not have Nokia branding. They may have Lumia branding, but they don't have rights to "Nokia" name for smartphones. They may still continue using "Nokia" brand for featurephones/Asha series.

ohh, now I understood, thanks!

I hate these people saying that Elop destroyed nokia's legacy or nokia brand itself, they just don't realize that microsoft's pocket is way to deep and nokia will be using this.. and the same teams that worked on our lumias, will still work for newer devices, now on microsoft.

Nokia has money now, and microsoft has the biggest tech mobile company basically, which means a win-win, nokia alone by itself wouldn't stay too long

 

[boovish]

Not on the device itself. I cant find the WP8 anywhere on my 822

 

[Tom Snyder]

MS will probably kill the Nokia Phones unique applications, look what they done to their computer O/S with Windows 8 it's great for phones and someone wanting a touchscreen laptop, but business' want nothing to do with it, neither do I want it in a tower or desktop.

 

[WavingReds]

ohh, now I understood, thanks!

I hate these people saying that Elop destroyed nokia's legacy or nokia brand itself, they just don't realize that microsoft's pocket is way to deep and nokia will be using this.. and the same teams that worked on our lumias, will still work for newer devices, now on microsoft.

Nokia has money now, and microsoft has the biggest tech mobile company basically, which means a win-win, nokia alone by itself wouldn't stay too long

I don't believe that most people know what Nokia's true legacy is, they were once a paper making mill in the 1860s. Their true legacy is surviving the test of time by shifting their company to what's profitable to keep the name Nokia going.

The Verge, CNET and Engadget are horrible place to find anything positive about Microsoft / NOKIA but they are good to entertain one's self in trolling posts =D

 

[wustlmike19]

At first I hated the name Lumia, then it grew on me, now it will be torn from me before it's time.

 

[HaibaneReki]

Not on the device itself. I cant find the WP8 anywhere on my 822

one wonders how many times have you actually pressed the home button?

 

[wustlmike19]

They should kill off the WP brand and call it something else.

 

[Roderick Aspiras]

Verge is not the voice of Microsoft. Verge is trash. I'm surprised many people still read their rubbish articles. I mean people have some class. Out with the verge!

 

[martinmc78]

Verge is not the voice of Microsoft. Verge is trash. I'm surprised many people still read their rubbish articles. I mean people have some class. Out with the verge!

In that vain may I propose a new thread?

"Forum members suggest MS will now kill off Verge"