"None of it is true. Korea Herald is showing its speculative side again," a spokesman for the company in Korea exclusively told Pocket-lint before adding, "We are still on board with Windows Phone, but right now, we're focusing on Android because that's where the demand is."
The official line is very different to rumours which stated that LG had ditched the Microsoft powered Windows Phone 7 operating system for good.
The source of the speculation comes from the Korea Herald reporting on an expected visit by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO to Korea to talk up the mobile OS.
In the Korea Herald article, an LG spokesperson is quoted as saying that the company would be taking a step back from Windows Phones powered by Microsoft’s platform, adding that it will "continue research and development efforts" on Windows Phones.
It goes on to state:
"The total unit of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a meaningful figure," said the LG spokesman, further elaborating that it currently has no plans of rolling out another LG-manufactured Windows Phone soon.
While that is by no means a full blown confirmation that the company has pulled the plug, that hasn't stopped the internet at large reporting it as fact that LG has ditched the OS and going solely with Android for future handsets.
That's not the case at all our man in Korea tells us:
"Regardless of which OS, LG is committed to offering consumers as wide a choice as possible."
LG has had a mediocre time with Windows Phone 7 to date. In the UK the company offers the LG Optimus 7 while in the US WP7 looking for QWERTY keyboard experience can get the LG Quantum on AT&T.
