Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has previously said he has "no indications" that Microsoft might be planning to launch its own Surface phone, but in an investor call today he appeared to welcome it. "It's certainly a stimulant to the ecosystem," says Elop, in response to questions on whether a potential Surface phone would be welcomed or seen as a competitor. "We're encouraging of HTC and Samsung and Microsoft or whomever to have devices in the market and to be making whatever investments that helps spur the ecosystem on," says Elop.
Nokia could turn into a direct competitor with its biggest ally
Although Nokia has bet the company on Windows Phone, Elop acknowledges that anyone else in the Windows Phone ecosystem is some form of competitor,...
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