Nokia and ST-Ericsson tie up for low-end Windows phones

Ever since Microsoft launched their Windows Phone 7 platform, they’ve made it very clear to manufacturers that the main hardware specifications would remain unchanged, no matter what. This was a fair trade in a way since you got the same experience no matter which phone you chose, something that Google could have used, as well. More than that, Qualcomm was the sole provider of chipsets for Windows Phone devices, creating a bit of a monopoly in the market. All that’s in the past now however, as Nokia has signed a deal with ST-Ericsson to provide chipsets for their lower-end Windows Phone devices in the future.

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