Nokia executives say WP8 slow upgrades drag Lumia sales

Nokia (TechWeb) Sina Science and technology news Beijing time July 29, Nokia (3.97,-0.04,-1.00%) is responsible for application development Vice President Blaine Bignac (Bryan Biniak) in Friday in the acceptance of the International Business Times ( Analysys Business Times) said Microsoft's slow escalation of Windows Phone 8, "WP8", weighed on Nokia's Lumia smartphone sales. Nokia has been introducing WP8 smartphones since WP8 last November, but the market has been flat, and Bignac blamed it for a lack of apps and software updates. Bignac said: "We often introduce new products, but if these products do not have the consumer needs of software, it means that we missed the opportunity to sell." "In WP8 upgrades, Microsoft is more focused on budget and year-end targets." "Until the end of the fiscal year you need to accomplish your goals, but it doesn't help us, and we need to sell our phones now," Bignac said. "In the interview, Bignac did not mention Microsoft's name, but industry insiders said Nokia was clearly disappointed with the slow WP8 upgrade." "When a user buys a new phone, it's not just the hardware, but the functionality that the hardware can implement," Bignac said. It is impossible to sell a mobile phone without application. "Bignac also called on Microsoft and Nokia to take more action to give users a reason to switch to WP platform. "In order to give users a reason to turn to WP, I not only have to make sure that I have all the applications that users care about, but also do better," he said. In addition, we have to provide other mobile phones do not have a unique user experience. "While complaining about the status quo, Bignac said the situation was improving. "Before the end of this year, the embarrassing situation where users cannot find the apps they need will almost never happen again," he said. Bignac also said that Nokia would not rely entirely on Microsoft to change the status quo. "As a business, we don't want to depend on others and wait for them to do things right," he said. "(Li Ming)