MonWindowsPhone interviews Olivier Lagréou from Nokia FR

Olivier Lagreou Nokia

MonWindowsPhone has interviewed Olivier Lagréou, Production Marketing Managing director at Nokia France, for some insightful answers into how the visitor is performing with their newly adopted platform - Windows Phone. Questions included why the Finnish manufacturer went with Microsoft'south Os as opposed to the more established (and dominating) Android. Lagréou goes into explain that Android would have been virtually suicidal for Nokia, who needs to push forward the brand and non be lost at sea in an ocean of OEMs and handsets. Windows Phone was the perfect match for the Dna of the manufacturer with simplicity amongst other strong features.

Likewise as talking about the company and its partnership with Microsoft, Lagréou as well provided some details for when we can expect to see the magenta flavour of the Lumia 800.

"Nosotros should be able to provide Lumia 800 in magenta (pinkish) for Christmas. The color is also expected soon from Orange, available online only. Every bit for the colour cyan (blue), you can already find at The Phone House."

Good news for those who are excited to match the pinkish handset with other valuables and accessories from your dress code. We might non be stuck with only three colours, though. The Nokia employee went on to explain that should demand and projected auction figures for more colours be potent, the company volition look to produce more accents. He mentioned yellowish, green, and white every bit examples (check the above image for more "potential" colours). Should any new colours be decided on, 2022 volition be the yr where the Lumia 800 gets a prissy refresh.

The big question is, equally always, how is the handset selling?

"It is known that the first week sales are promising [...] The big marketing push button is also excellent for Windows Phone and allows to make information technology meliorate known. This system is the cornerstone of Microsoft and the future of Nokia. For Nokia, sales and positive word of oral fissure works very well, we tin can even say that a snowball effect is being created right now."

While no sales figures accept been provided, "offset week sales are promising" should be considered somewhat truthful with the massive marketing frenzy the manufacturer has embarked on. Let'due south non forget the French developer who noticed a sudden increase in Lumia 800s using his app. With the large Windows Phone construct being present in Paris as we speak, accompanied by a number of demo handsets, the make of Windows Phone is growing along with the recovery of Nokia.

"For mobile the most low-end, it will at least take into account the prerequisites listed in the specifications of Microsoft Windows Phone. The extension of the range will depend on the time of production and sales volumes estimated for a given model. Now, the Lumia 800 is the flagship of Nokia and will remain so for some time."

Head on over to MonWindowsPhone to read the interview in full.

Source: MonWindowsPhone

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