Nokia's inability to get U.S. carriers onboard with its first Windows Phone 7.5 handsets until 2012 may be the nail in the coffin of Microsoft's plans for a good holiday season. This year is already over for Windows Phone.
Today, Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phone 7.5 handsets: the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. They look fantastic, and Nokia has a consistent marketing and advertising plan, but there’s one problem: Neither of them will be coming to the United States this year. They’re launching all over Europe and Asia, but not here. The reason boils down to how much control wireless carriers exert in the U.S., but no matter the politics of it, Nokia’s failure to secure placement spells out the future of Windows Phone in holiday 2011: not good.
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