The famous Finnish mobile device
manufacturer Nokia and Microsoft have announced they have become partners.
Through the new deal Microsoft will start to provide Nokia devices’ users with
a new suite of Windows Live services. The American company has designed the
suit specifically for the Finnish-branded devices.
So, starting with the 23rd
of August 2007 in eleven countries the users having S60 compatible devices
could start downloading the new Windows Live suite. The services that Microsoft
has included in the new suite for Nokia’s users access to Windows Live Hotmail,
Windows Live Contacts, Windows Live Messenger and also to Windows Live Spaces.
Starting with 2008 the ones who will buy the compatible Nokia Series 40 devices
will have access to these services too.
Through this move Nokia and
Microsoft have joined forces for offering their customers easy access to the
present online world. People have become more and more related to this world of
online relationships and various interests, so that a deal between two popular
companies is a good decision for both of them and, mostly, for their users.
"By taking advantage of the extensive and agile distribution network that
Nokia has, we have the opportunity to bring the power of Windows Live services
to Nokia devices, thus ensuring our customers can take their most important
online information with them on the go.” – has said Nokia Multimedia’s
Vice-president Jari Pasanen.
The countries where the ones who
own the Nokia N73, N76, N80 Internet Edition, N93i and the N95 devices could
start downloading the Windows Live suite are: Finland,
Denmark, Germany, France,
the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany,
Norway, Sweden, Spain,
Saudi Arabia
and the UAE. The suite will first be available for a free trial, and then
people will have to pay a monthly fee for using it.
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