MANILA, Philippines — Once a dominant force in the world of mobile phones, Finnish cellphone manufacturer Nokia stands in the shadow of its former glory because of decisions made in the past.
The landscape would have been different had Nokia adopted Android as its smartphone operating system (OS). Instead, it cast its bets on Windows Phone, a smartphone OS beleaguered by a growth-stunted app ecosystem.
With Lumia, Nokia continues a time-honored tradition of excellence in design dating back to the candy bar 5110 of the late nineties – even the fashion-savvy, problem solving gladiator Olivia Pope picks the Lumia as her phone of choice. But one can't sell a smartphone on design alone, and with Windows Phone at its core, Nokia isn't the powerhouse that it used to be.
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