Nokia Rejects Android, Reaffirms Windows Phone 8 Support

Nokia

has reaffirmed its support for Microsoft's

upcoming mobile operating system.

In an interview with

(via

) and other reporters, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that he does not like to think about "rewinding the clock and thinking about competing elsewhere." "In today's war ... (between) Android, Apple and Windows, we are very clear, we are fighting that with the Windows phone," said Elop, who promised that Nokia would soon unveil a new smartphone for the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. Reuters speculates that the device will be introduced before Apple

unveils the iPhone 5, which is rumored to go on sale in September. Samsung, which has used Google's

Android platform to

, has managed to

by a large number of units. Regardless, studies show that when users switch from one platform to another, they aren't leaving Apple behind. Instead, users are more likely to

. ChangeWave Research, which conducts monthly and quarterly surveys of the smartphone market, discovered that the demand for the iPhone 5 is

. Samsung is attempting to undercut the iPhone 5's unveiling by

, presumably the Galaxy Note II. Samsung may also attempt to cut into Nokia's territory by releasing

. While Nokia has made it clear that the company plans to stand by Microsoft's platform, the Lumia 900 maker recently

with a number of patents, as well as Qt, the company's cross-platform application framework. Nokia also

with Groupon

to bring daily deals to Nokia's Maps application. In July, Nokia announced that it had

in the first three quarters of its release, beating the previous shipment records set by Apple and Samsung. Despite the company's achievements, Nokia still has many hurdles to overcome. AT&T

has

in favor of more popular smartphones from Apple and Samsung. During the second quarter, Nokia's market share

. Days prior to this announcement, a senior Lenovo exec

a rumor that suggested the company would acquire Nokia.