Nokia looks to Android and Windows Phone 7 for its future smartphones......!!!

Recent reports have led one to believe that Nokia is considering a serious upheaval in its smartphone strategy, one that may include Windows Phone 7 or even Android in its explicitly MeeGo and Symbian future. The major shift in smartphone strategy will apparently be revealed at Nokia's investor conference on February 11, 2011.

Nokia's latest CEO, Stephen Elop, a former Microsoft biggie, has made it clear in a recent report by Xbit Labs that a some radical changes can be expected from the company, though Android or Windows Phone 7 were not mentioned in as many words:

"Nokia faces some very significant challenges. The game has changed from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems and competitive ecosystems are gaining momentum and share. The emergence of ecosystems represents the broad convergence of the mobility, computing and services industries. [...] Nokia must compete on an ecosystem-to-ecosystem basis. In addition to great devices, we must build, catalyze, and/or join a competitive ecosystem"

While this is not a direct admission, it does concede that if other ecosystems (with WP7 and Android the most likely) seem to hold a market edge compared to the upcoming MeeGo and Symbian, it might just use them as well. It seems almost inevitable if Nokia wants to recapture its fast depleting market share - we'll be waiting for announcement...