Nokia's struggling Symbian Mobile system services support to 2016

"It is reported that Nokia will send the last batch of Symbian smartphones this summer." Although Nokia China's response to this newspaper is "No such statement from Nokia officials". However, on the evening of January 24 this year, Nokia announced that the Symbian system will not be released in the future mobile phones. "The Loyal Nokia fan Miss Zhang so far" double gun "Walk the lake, Nokia E71, one hand, Apple iphone," two mobile phones can not be away from the body, which is not around to feel empty, "but she tan Chen," Apple used, compared to E71 many functions are very backward, Usually used to pick up the phone, send text messages, most of the time in idle state. ”


     E71 is Nokia's top business machine, its use of Symbian system, is also the smartphone operating system "originator", has helped Nokia dominate the mobile phone market for many years, but in the Apple iphone and Google Android impact, gradually abandoned by the market.      Nokia's unusually "tangled" Symbian      has struggled with the Symbian system that has made its contribution to Nokia.      Nokia China PR companies have stressed that the market still has Symbian mobile phone sales, and still support the Symbian system mobile phone system software updates, services will continue to 2016 years.      On this, an industry analyst, Nokia will not announce specific when to stop shipping Symbian mobile phones, because Nokia still has Symbian phone inventory need to clean up. But Nokia's development of the Symbian system is a choice that adapts to market demand and smartphone replacement.      In fact, Symbian was the world's leading smartphone market before Apple launched its iphone. In recent years Symbian's share of the smartphone market has declined rapidly as it has failed to keep pace with Apple and Google in innovation. Kantarworldpanel, a market research firm, reckons Symbian's share of the smartphone market in Europe is about 1.8%.      Symbian System has helped Nokia to stabilize the "overlord"      Nokia mobile phone gives the deepest impression, I am afraid it is its "strong, anti-fall", Nokia is also relying on the powerful hardware manufacturing capabilities of the first place in the mobile phone market, So stubborn hardware thinking has been deeply affecting Nokia's managers.      Early mobile operating system features simple, mobile phone replacement is also relatively slow, so Nokia's hardware thinking let it duck, but with the advent of the smartphone era, Nokia in the heart of more and more bottom. It was not until Symbian appeared that Nokia really stepped into the smart-machine era.      2003, Motorola sold the company's Symbian shares to Nokia. The Symbian system has a market share of 66.6% in the smartphone system platform, according to Gartner.      However, Chengye, Xiao.      Symbian's shortcomings are very obvious, the hardware configuration requirements are too high, the program response speed is too slow, often due to open too many programs cause panic, too little application, the installation of the application complex certificate problems ... These "mishap" due to Google's Android system and Apple IOThe appearance of S system is becoming more and more obvious.      Faced with Apple and Google's step-by-step press, Nokia is unable to solve Symbian's "mishap." While Android and Apple continue to refine their app stores, Nokia is coordinating the interests of various hardware development departments.      There is a media image of the analogy, Android is Google's key, iOS is Apple's key to the Almighty. And Symbian face, is always Nokia this constantly toss the lock.      When Nokia finally realized that it was unable to open the "lock" of Symbian, and found Google to talk about cooperation, it could not solve the "knot" in mind. Nokia, accustomed to being "boss", is unable to accept Google's request, "the development of any application must be based on the Android system."      However, Nokia, which insists on Symbian, has been losing out in the competition, and Nokia is finally determined to turn to Microsoft to be the boss of the Windows Phone camp, and in February 2011, Nokia announced its partnership with Microsoft. In the same year, April 27, Nokia CEO Elop outsourced the development of Symbian to Accenture, dumping its ribs and traveling light.      lost Symbian Nokia "Purgatory" struggle      lost Symbian Nokia, began the "Purgatory" general struggle, loyal fans can no longer see its former "Graceful dance". Since the transformation of the      strategy, Nokia has experienced many challenges such as high level transformation, global layoffs and share decline.      A total of about 7,000 employees will leave the company by cutting 4000 people before the end of 2012 and by outsourcing the development and service of Symbian systems to Accenture, according to the company's previously announced redundancy plan. In addition, the high level is also in constant adjustment, take the Chinese market as an example, Nokia China has 3 years 4 times to change the handsome.      Nokia gave up Symbian after a full turn to Windows Phone. However, from Lumia800 to Lumia920, each product was considered a weapon of salvation by Nokia, but the miracle did not appear. Lumia920, which was launched in September 2012, was forced to sell at a price of $4600 at a time when the cost of the IPO was high and the problem of lower production was low. But only half a year, the price fell rapidly, in two months time cut nearly 1500 yuan. Because of initial pricing and supply reasons sales are not as Samsung, Apple's same time flagship.      In the plight of Nokia also borrowed "smart function phone" breakout, launched the Asha series products. This type of mobile phone has a limited smartphone function, such as surfing the internet, emailingand touch screens, priced lower than high-end smartphones such as the iphone, but their low prices do not make them profitable enough.      Gartner said Nokia's sluggish performance in the smartphone market continued, despite a quarter-on-quarter growth in total handset sales in the first quarter, but not enough growth in smartphones Its ranking in the global smartphone market also slipped from 8th place in the previous quarter to 10th place.      Nokia Investors said at the company's annual shareholder meeting in early May that Ellop led the company in "The Path to Hell". They have gradually lost patience with Nokia's pursuit of Apple and Samsung.