Is Windows Phone 7 the only way to get a decent UI to Nokia phones?

There has been rumors out there that Nokia would have held discussions with Microsoft about using Windows Phone 7 OS in Nokia devices in the future.

Given how slowly Symbian's UI has developed (two years between 5th Edition in 2008 and Symbian^3 in 2010), I think it is fair to say, that Symbian UI may never be able to compete with iPhone and Android, especially in the smoothness of transitions and ease of use. Nokia has said that Symbian is supposed to compete with these two platforms, but that may not be very successful.

Then of course there is Meego, which will probably be OK. However, it is also unclear how easy the UI is to use, when you compare it to iPhone and Android.

At the moment I don't have a strong confidence that Nokia can write a UI that works.

That said using Windows Phone 7 OS in Nokia devices can be the only chance Nokia has to bring a fresh, modern and easy to use UI to their devices.

We will see if that will happen in 2011. In any case, it will be an interesting year to watch. There has been rumors of Nokia using WP7 and even Android Honeycomb. That rumor may not be true. Meego phones will come out hopefully, and there are also the Symbian UI improvements Nokia has been promising.

CES is around the corner, will we see the first announcements there? Steve Ballmer coming to stage with Stephen Elop?

Happy New Year to all readers!