Microsoft and Nokia in talks on Windows Mobile

Can it really be true? Cats are apparently lying down with dogs these days, with Microsoft apparently revealing that it’s in talks with Nokia over Windows Mobile. From Sky News:

“There are a lot of discussions happening with Nokia”, Pieter Knook, senior vice president, Mobile Communications Business for Microsoft said to journalists at the company’s press conference in Barcelona, Spain. “But before we move on to other operators, lets celebrate Sony Ericsson coming onboard first.”

I can see a certain amount of logic in such a union – Nokia has been gunning for the business space with its E Series for some time, and offering handsets running Windows Mobile wouldn’t go down badly with business users and corporate buyers – it still feels a bit wrong. With Nokia’s interest in Symbian still so strong, I can’t see it hopping into bed with Microsoft any time soon.