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Opera signs deal to become default browser on Microsoft's Nokia feature phones |
August 21, 2014
Opera will become the default browser on some Microsoft phones, Opera Software and Microsoft announced Thursday.No, Microsoft isn’t dropping Internet Explorer as its mobile browser. Instead, Opera will power the web experience for the aging Asha phone line-up, as well as other feature phones Nokia brought to Microsoft as part of its $7 billion acquisition deal. It's a segment of the market that doesn’t compete with the Lumia smartphones powered by Windows Phone. Specifically, the licensing agreement applies to mobile phones based on the Series 30+, Series 40 and Asha software platforms, the companies said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2466596/opera-signs-deal-to-become-default-browser-on-microsofts-nokia-feature-phones.html#tk.rss_all
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