Nokia's New Mobile Chief: We'll Match Apple, RIM By 2011

If he had wanted to debunk those rumors that it might buy Palm, Nokias new mobile phones head Rick Simonson could have picked a more outright denial.

Simonson, who in November switched from CFO to run the mobile unit of Nokias devices division, tells Indias Economic Times: We have been hearing that for a long time now maybe it is like one of those things that you keep predicting and hope that by 2010, or in the next 10 years, it will actually come true. Its like you keep saying, it will rain, it will rain and one day it finally rains, and then you say you predicted it!

Simonson ventures: I can even make a prediction for 2010: In Latin America, we will grow faster than (RIM). By 2011, our efforts will start producing results, as we will be at par with... [via paidContent]