In a candid interview with AllThingsD's Ina Fried, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega shared some interesting gems about how the company looks at its competing smartphone platforms, and Windows Phone 7 in particular.

de la Vega joins other executives in bad-mouthing sales of Microsoft's smartphone platform. An LG exec earlier this year bemoaned the slow sales of WP7 smartphones. de la Vega's comments aren't all that surprising, especially since Microsoft hasn't released firm numbers about WP7 sales.

"We actually like that software very, very much," he said to AllThingsD. "It hasn't sold as well as Microsoft or us would want it to, but I think having the Nokia hardware capability with the Microsoft software capability is a really good combination. They have to prove it by bringing some great devices to market. But I would love to have a great Nokia device with Microsoft Windows Phone 7."

The seeds planted by Nokia and Microsoft earlier year could eventually bear the fruit for which de la Vega so much hopes. Microsoft has offered up some solid smartphone software, and Nokia makes good devices. Put the two together and, there is certainly potential. de la Vega admits, though, that Windows Phone is still facing that version one visibility.

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