Nokia dead, Windows Phone dead, long live Lumia

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  • As per report in The Verge, Microsoft is now planning to axe brand Nokia name from its phones
  • The new name expected of the Washington firm is Microsoft Lumia
  • Both names Nokia and Windows phone are assumed to be dropped
  • If this happens, nearly three decades old Nokia phones will come to an end
  • It’s still not clear that change will be imposed on new launches or the existing phones too
  • Microsoft had bought Nokia for 7.2 bn dollars in April
  • The Finnish firm Nokia will live on as a separate company, though, focusing on mapping and network infrastructure.