Is Nokia going through the process of cleaning out the non performing assets in
order to boost up the profit numbers? Well, it certainly looks like so.
Recently the Indian extension of the Finland based company; the Nokia India has
shut down the web version of its digital music store.
It has to be mentioned here that the Nokia Music Store had been running for over 4 years in the country. The
Nokia lovers are very much disappointed with this news, and this might be their
2nd consecutive shock after the Microsoft’s Nokia buy-out.
The company has added a note on the dedicate website to acknowledge this
matter. The note stated, "This Nokia music
site is no longer available. You will not be able to download music from Nokia
Music through your web browser, Nokia music player or Aditi. To
download new music from Nokia Music and listen to Mix Radio you will need to
have an active Nokia Music Unlimited subscription."
This simply means the Nokia users will still be able to download their
favorite music via an active music subscription plan. From now onwards all the
devices that are compatible with the Nokia Music Unlimited will come up with a
certain free period of subscription. Users will also be able to renew their
subscription for a small fee to explore the music service for a longer period
of time.
The Nokia Music Store India was introduced in August, 2009 at the Music
Connects conference. It had been allowing the users to browse conveniently and
buy their favorite tracks to download to compatible Nokia mobile phone and PC.
Now the main question is why Nokia has pulled the plug to its music
store in India. We think the company is mainly adapting the mobile first
strategy, and for that they are prioritizing that unit only. If you remember
only few months back one of the largest online retailers of India Flipkart too had
shut down its digital music store ‘Flyte’.
While answering to the question about the shutting down of web version
of Nokia music store in India, a company official said, "We communicated the ramp down of desktop downloads in
India back in 2011 as part of our mobile first strategy. We will continue to
invest significantly in the success of Nokia Music in India.”
Wrap Up
The upcoming days are going to be very crucial for Nokia and Microsoft, and we all
know that India is still one of the top performing nations for Nokia devices.
This simply means that both the corporations need to handle the Indian
Territory with utmost care to come up at top once again.
Are you upset with the shutting down of web version of Nokia Music? Do
you think Nokia will be able to regain its lost glory? Feel free to share your
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