Microsoft/Nokia Alliance: Going After the BlackBerry

nokia logoMicrosoft and Nokia created some excitement last week with the unveiling of an alliance that will see Redmond put Office Mobile on the Nokia eSeries phone line, as well as on additional, future devices. While both companies have been feeling the heat from Google with its Android line, and RIM with the BlackBerry, a statement from Nokia makes clear it’s RIM the Finnish company has in its sights:

“This is giving some of our competitors — let’s spell it out, RIM — a run for their money,” said Nokia executive vice-president Robert Andersson, in a telephone interview. “I don’t think BlackBerry has seen the kind of competition we can provide them now.”

This is a pretty direct statement, yet it appears to overlook the fact that the BlackBerry line already has the ability to work with Microsoft Office documents through third-party solutions. Symbian phones currently have that same ability, too. The only capability that the Office Mobile inclusion will add to Symbian is OneNote Mobile, which isn’t available on any platform other than Windows Mobile.

(via BusinessWorld)

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