At 10 Dec 2006 12:53:46 -0800 carcarx wrote:

> > So the only thing Nokia is building for CDMA phones
> > going forward is their logo!
>
> So, Nokia's not paying anything to those companies to build the
> phones and not getting any profit from putting their names on
> those phones?
>

Of course they are, but Nokia is a phone manufacturer. I'd say that
letting others do the manufacturing for them is close enough to "getting
out of the CDMA business."

According to the RCR News article that explained it a few months ago,
it's sort of a test and they've already ended the relationship with one
of the two OEMs.

I suspect this is Nokia's way of keeping their brand name top of mind
with CDMA customers until such time they "come to their senses" and
switch to GSM. It also helps them maintain market share vs. Motorola
which they're having difficulty with these days, particularly in the US.