"Nokia and Google today announced that Google's popular search engine will be integrated with the Nokia Search application. The integration will begin in select markets with the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic. Google search will be extended to additional Nokia handset models in the future. Ultimately, Nokia will make Google search available to its customers in over 100 countries around the world, serving mobile owners speaking more than 40 languages."
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100 coutries, OK, but how many users? Nokia presently owns 40% of the mobile industry and has sold 133 millions hansets for the last quarter. On the other hand, Google has just lost 90 million users with the end of its T-mobile partnership.
Does anyone know the influence of handset manufacturers to push users in the Google world, compared to network operators' power?
What is Nokia likely to do with (against) Google Apps for mobile as they develop their own solutions?
What about Nokia devices operated by T-Mobile?
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