The Two Cellphone Makers That Might Be Shopping For An OS Next

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Friday, August 26, 2011 The Two Cellphone Makers That Might Be Shopping For An OS Next So far this year, two of the leading mobile phone makers have struck deals with tech giants to adapt to the change from feature phones to smartphones. Nokia announced a partnership with Microsoft in February and said that all future Nokia smartphones will be powered by Windows Phone. There were even rumors that Microsoft might acquire the Finnish company. In a surprise move, Google bought Motorola this month. Looking at a chart of mobile vendors' operating margins from Asymco, there are two other mobile phone companies who are suffering under the onslaught of the iPhone: LG and Sony-Ericsson. The options for these companies include diversification to more platforms, trying to strike a deeper relationship with either Microsoft or Google, or getting out of the phone business entirely. Read » Also On SAI Today: Inside NYC's Next Billion-Dollar Startup, ZocDoc HP Finds A Fall Guy For Last Week's Fiasco Uh Oh, Groupon, Wired Had To Pull Its IPO After Similar 'Employee Email' In 1996 Google Knew About Illegal Ads For YEARS Before Trying To Stop Them Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Incredible Run Under Steve Jobs CHART OF THE DAY: Android Is The Number One Mobile Target For Malware CHART OF THE DAY: The iPhone Is Already Helping Sprint Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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