Nokia responds to Ovi Share rumors, service effectively on ice

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, NokiaThere’s been some chatter today that an earlier Reuters report — stating that investment in Nokia’s Ovi Share service has been halted — was false, so we reached out to Nokia for an official comment. In essence, it looks like Reuters was correct; a Washington-based office working on Ovi Share services is set to be shuttered, and while the media-sharing system will continue on in its current state, no further development is planned. It can be a little tricky to read through the corporate-ese, but the bottom line appears to be that Nokia’s preferring to drop time, energy, and cash into building out its third-party APIs that allow more established sharing services to plug into Ovi rather than trying to pimp its own service; makes sense, really, since there are plenty already in the game and there’s not much sense in Nokia trying to win. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, as they say. Follow the break for the official statement.Continue reading Nokia responds to Ovi Share rumors, service effectively on ice

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