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Axed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity

By Anick Jesdanun
Published July 18, 2014 11:55am ET
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Axed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity
FILE - In this July 11, 2013 file photo, then Nokia CEO Stephen Elop desicribes the company's Nokia Lumia 1020, in New York. On Thursday, July 17, 2014, as part of an announcement to cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, Microsoft said it would discontinue its Nokia X phones and shift future product designs to its Lumia line of Windows phones. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each.

As a result, the devices didn’t become a runaway hit as Nokia’s low-cost answer to serving emerging markets.

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