Nokia limiting the damage of the third quarter before WP8

Long before the time you straighten it. Nokia today announced its results for the third quarter of 2012. Financial losses unfortunately failed, but less important than analysts forecasts predicted. More than ever, the end of the year will be crucial for Nokia. Finn, cruel stalled in recent years, due to difficulties in taking the train smartphones, reported a decline in cash compared to the second quarter, a fortiori the same period last year, although these results are higher than economists' estimates. Thus, it is 3.6 billion net that Nokia currently has a bank, against € 3.4 billion expected. However, this corresponds to a net withdrawal from the end of June (4.2 billion) and at the end of September 2011 (EUR 5.1 billion). Nokia lost about 600 million instead of 800 million planned. Smart phones half before the release of Windows Phone 8 In terms of sales, conclusion: despite steep falls enough, Nokia has managed to offset its effect. Financial losses are less important as one might expect, because its smartphone sales dropped. Between the fall of Symbian and expectations that consumers are immersed before the release of Windows Phone smartphones 8 (the third period was the end of the cycle of Windows Phone 7, especially because of their incompatibility with WP8 was formalized), causing sales to drop 28% Lumia, 2.9 million smartphones sold by Nokia in the third quarter, compared to 4,000,000 in the previous quarter. Side or mobile dumbphones, and thanks to the success of the scope of Asha, 77 million units were sold, 4 million more than the second quarter of 2012, 73 million. Last quarter of 2012 and the first quarter will be crucial for Nokia, which relies primarily on its new Lumia, Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 Windows Phone 8, cried after formalizing WP8 by Microsoft on October 29, and already recognized by consumers doing their pre-orders. Helsinki Stock Exchange seems to regain confidence in the brand because of its activities in the late morning, gaining 8.91% to 2,396 €.