10.21am: We heard about the Tencent-Nokia partnership. But why? Shaodong Zheng of Nokia explained that Symbian was chosen because:
(1) Strong relationship with Tencent,
(2) high market penetration in China. Nokia’s feature phones are widely used in China and,
(3) strong communication and synergy in expertise and resources between both comanies.
MeeGo wasn’t chosen because it can’t grow quickly in the short term. However, Tencent and Nokia is keeping an eye on MeeGo’s progress. Interestingly, Android wasn’t chosen as both companies wanted to give users more choice.
10.27am: The partnership would provide Nokia with Tencent’s latest technology. Past collaborations between Tencent and Nokia have allowed both companies to gain rapid progress. Zheng explained that speed is important in this industry, as major upgrade has to be made in every 6 months.
10.32am: Zheng also shared that the partnership has been great so far. He showed a hockey growth weekly chart which I failed to take a quick pic on.
10.35am: In conclusion, Zheng explained the success of Tencent and Nokia partnership in three main points:
- Create a win-win situation for both parties. Winning together would keep partnership strong
- Speed is essential to be always ahead in the mobile industry
- Open source platform to ensure users have the best user experience based on collective wisdom from the developers. Zheng emphasized that their focus on user experience is the very core of Tencent-Nokia’s success
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