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CNET's concept of the 'Sea Ray' Nokia-made Windows Phone.

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Nokia World commences next Wednesday, but at this rate we should call it "Windows Phone World."

It's there that Nokia will show off its first Windows Phone, about nine months after the then-struggling device and mobile platform maker shocked the mobile world by publicly placing all bets with Windows Phone.

The amount of enthusiasm the handset receives isn't just important for Nokia, which switched CEOs and all but junked its own Symbian OS in favor of Microsoft's in an effort to reinvigorate the iconic brand, it's also crucial to Microsoft's eventual success with the almost year-old Windows Phone platform.

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At least that's the message shared by Yves Maitre when he sat down with CNET this week. The senior vice president of devices ... [Read more]

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