Nokia's Chris Weber says there's no 'silver bullet' for Windows Phone success

With Gartner claiming Microsoft nibbled up just 3.3 percent of the smartphone market in Q2 this year, Nokia still has a long way to go to regain its mobile standing. Even with the handful of impressive products unveiled at Nokia World, Chris Weber, EVP of Sales and Marketing, agrees that there's still work to be done.

"I don't think there's a silver bullet," Weber said during an interview yesterday. "It's the portfolio, it's great marketing to make sure people are aware of the capabilities, and it's making sure that the apps are there."

The good news is Nokia now has a full device portfolio -- from the basic Lumia 520phone up to the full-fledged Lumia 2520 tablet -- thus crossing a range of price points, experiences and form factors. And with big names like Instagram, Vine and Flipboard joining Nokia's own "disruptive" apps, Weber said he's confident in Windows Phone's future.

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Tablets to comprise half of first-time PC purchases by 2017: Gartner

 
With smart mobile devices inching out desktops and laptops, global research firm Gartner has said that it expects about half of first time computer purchases to consist of tablets by 2017.

The research firm also said smartphones, tablets and ultra mobile PCs will account for over 80 percent of spending on devices during the same period.

"Gartner also forecasts that by 2017, nearly half of first-time computer purchases will be a tablet," it said in a release.

Mobile smart devices would have taken over the technology world and by 2017, device categories like mobile phones, tablets, and ultra-mobile PCs will represent more than 80 per cent of device spending, it added.

Gartner said the global IT spending is forecast to touch USD 3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.6 percent increase from 2013, but it is the opportunities of a digital world that have the IT leaders excited.

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