Nokia has announced it is delaying the launch of its premium N91 music phone to the first quarter of next year to make sure they have the technology right. The new phone will, unlike Motorola's much hyped new iTunes compatible phone, use a Microsoft system which, Nokia are keen to stress, will make it compatible with a wide range of download platforms (though not the most popular). Their phone should also hold thousands of tracks, compared to the 100 odd held by Motorola's latest music phone release.
Commenting on the decision not to go for the Christmas market with the new phone, Nokia's Multimedia VP Jonas Geust told reporters: "What we basically decided is that we will postpone it a few weeks, push it out to Q1 and do this Microsoft DRM implementation solidly. And that's how we want to ensure that we get a great user experience already from launch."