Whether due to Motorola's slipping presence on Android, or a growing roster of support for Windows Phone, CEO Sanjay Jha seems somewhat keen to talk up the possibility of his firm adopting Microsoft's OS.
Jha made the comments during the Oppenheimer technology and communications conference, telling observers Motorola would be keen to ink a similar deal to the one Nokia recently signed.
Open to offers
"I think we're completely open to the notion of Windows as a platform," said Jha, although adding, "Clearly, all of our focus today is on Android."
According to comScore figures, Motorola's smartphone star has fallen from a market leading 24 percent share of in the US at the start of 2010, to its current level of just over 14 percent behind both Samsung and LG.
The firm also recently posted a $56 million loss in Q2 2011, despite a rise in mobile revenue.
The only option?
Nonetheless, Jha stated Android remains the only certain platform for OEMs.
He believes consumers won't continue to support many smartphone platforms beyond Android and iOS in the coming years, leading to manufacturers clustering around a couple of formats.
In short, Jha believes one or more of Windows Phone, webOS and BlackBerry will fall away as the market heats up, though notably, Microsoft's OS is the only one of the three open to third party manufacturers.
[source: FierceWireless]
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