Microsoft and Nokia are both playing catch-up when it comes to the smartphone market (to Apple and Google’s Android, the dominant smartphone platforms). As part of Microsoft and Nokia’s strategic joint-venture, the two companies in May announced a $24 million (18 million Euro) funding program for developers, to spur them into building apps for Windows Phone and Nokia Symbian smartphone operating systems.
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