Nokia calls on Android O/S in reversal of fortune bid_美文

Nokia calls on Android O/S in reversal of fortune bid

"The in-depth cooperation with JingDong brings the Nokia X to the China market in a timely manner. This reflects our deep strategic collaboration with our local channel partner," said Erik Bertman, general manager of Nokia China.

It is because of a perceived weakness in the Windows Phone operating system compared with the other two major mobile platforms - Android and Apple Inc's iOS - that prompted Nokia to compromise, said Sandy Shen, a telecoms analyst at Gartner Inc. "If Nokia wants to secure its position as a mainstream mobile phone brand, it has to develop handsets running on the Android platform."

Microsoft's efforts to get more handset makers to offer Windows phones have so far failed to shake the dominance of Apple's iOS and Google's Android, which account for 96 percent of the smartphone market, according to public figures. Of the more than 1 billion smartphones shipped in 2013, only 3.3 percent ran Windows, according to market-research firm IDC.

Questions:

1. What was Nokia’s latest move in China?

2. Where is Nokia based?

3. What system did they run on before?

Answers:

1. Nokia introduced its first Android-based smartphone to the Chinese market.

2. Finland.

3. Microsoft Corp Windows Phone platform.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.