Google CEO: we tried to convince Nokia go Android

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company held extensive talks with Nokia replacing Symbian with Android. The company has tried very hard to convince Nokia to choose Android as its future Windows Phone 7 platform as well.

"We would have liked if Android had chosen. Have chosen the other guys, "Schmidt said his speech. "We have had confidential negotiations with Nokia that were very broad," said the latest reporter during a roundtable. "I hope at some point in the future who will be willing to click Android." Something very innovative was supposed to take place at the Finnish company that occur.

As we already know, Nokia ended up switching to Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform. As a result, thousands of workers lose their jobs, and at least some Nokia shareholders are offering a plan b.

All things digital has a run-down of the keynote if you want to know what Schmidt said. Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google on April 4, 2011.