1.2. Introducing Nokia's Hardware Platforms

To deliver compelling products to such a wide range of markets, Nokia must produce devices at a wide range of prices that reflect manufacturing and software development costs. With device costs tightly coupled to component costs, the key to producing inexpensive devices is to manage expenses on components. This in turn affects the software the product is able to run. To support this, Nokia divides its software portfolio into three software platforms: Series 40, Symbian, and MeeGo.

1.2.1. Series 40

The Series 40 platform is among the world's most widely used mobile device platforms. A low-cost platform requiring little by way of hardware, it was introduced in 2002 and remains a key platform for Nokia and its customers around the world.