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TL;DR
- Nokia has confirmed through Reddit that it’s trying to staff up with cellphone makers for licensing alternatives.
- The corporate was answering a query relating to future licensing offers for cellphones.
- This additionally comes as HMD and Nokia’s partnership attracts to an finish.
HMD and Nokia have been winding down their model licensing partnership in recent times. This deal noticed HMD releasing smartphones and have telephones below the Finnish model’s title. Nokia has now taken to an unlikely avenue to verify that it’s nonetheless searching for new companions.
The official Nokia Neighborhood Supervisor account confirmed on Reddit (through Mobilissimo) that the corporate is searching for a “massive scale cellular producer” who needs to discover “collaboration alternatives.” Take a look at the screenshot under.
That is an attention-grabbing manner for Nokia to disclose that it needs to license the Nokia model to a different cellphone maker. To be honest, the corporate was responding to a person question relating to model licensing. This reply however means that Nokia hasn’t discovered a brand new associate because the HMD deal winds down.
Is it even value licensing the Nokia title anymore?
This information comes nearly two years after HMD introduced that it could make smartphones below its personal title. Nonetheless, the corporate nonetheless presents Nokia-branded characteristic telephones. It’s believed HMD’s licensing take care of Nokia will expire in 2026.
Do you suppose a brand new cellphone maker ought to license the Nokia title?
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HMD acquired many Nokia-related patents as a part of the deal, had many ex-Nokia staff, and launched quite a few fashionable takes on basic gadgets. The upstart firm additionally launched the bold however flawed Nokia 9 PureView flagship cellphone, however didn’t observe up with extra flagship telephones. As an alternative, the corporate switched to mid-tier releases and repairable telephones. Extra just lately, the corporate introduced it will exit the US, citing the “difficult geopolitical and financial setting.”
Regardless of HMD’s challenges, I’m unsure another model can do significantly better with the Nokia title. A bigger firm would possibly be capable to launch extra cutting-edge Nokia-branded flagships and provide extra advertising and marketing and R&D sources. Nonetheless, HMD nonetheless fell brief regardless of its distinctive aforementioned benefits. Moreover, I’m guessing the Nokia model has considerably waned amongst youthful customers. Which means you most likely shouldn’t maintain your breath for the Nokia title to problem Samsung, Apple, and others once more.
