Rumors that the Finnish company would be ditching the Symbian platform entirely have proved untrue and were ridiculous to begin with. This was demonstrated last week when Nokia and AT&T announced a competition to entice developers to make apps for the Ovi Store with up for $10million in prize money up for grabs.
Pre-orders for the N8 have been the highest Nokia has had for any handset to date, though currently it is the only smartphone in its line-up which could potentially have the mass appeal that it needs.
Even if Symbian does take off, it would still be a good move for both parties involved for Nokia to adopt the OS.
This article originally appeared in Rethink Wireless
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