QUOTE(andrekua @ Nov 11 2011, 07:44 PM)
Rather than that, it just open Nokia up for countless possibilities.
This is just the first step forward. Whether or not WP7 or WP8 deliver what Nokia want is unknown. They can end the alliance anytime and switch to Android or whatsoever open source.
Besides, given Nokia progress over the last 5 years, they have nothing to lose really. They will need to find the magic formulae to get customers to look at their offering again. Why did Samsung gain so much popularity with Android? They were nobody at one point. SE was damn popular with their P series and now what. Not many want to buy their smartphones.
Nokia is infested with Microsoft. A majority of people on the Lumia 800 team are from Microsoft (not to mention even the CEO, Stephen Elop was ex-MS). It's a matter of time before Nokia gets bought over by MS.This is just the first step forward. Whether or not WP7 or WP8 deliver what Nokia want is unknown. They can end the alliance anytime and switch to Android or whatsoever open source.
Besides, given Nokia progress over the last 5 years, they have nothing to lose really. They will need to find the magic formulae to get customers to look at their offering again. Why did Samsung gain so much popularity with Android? They were nobody at one point. SE was damn popular with their P series and now what. Not many want to buy their smartphones.
Therefore, there's no way Nokia will go back and pick to adopt another smartphone OS. Android is out of the picture. Stephen Elop basically rejected Android outright when asked about the reason they did not go with Android but instead adopted WP7. Going back to Android will be 2 slaps to the face.
Unless Nokia fires Stephen Elop. Then a Nokia Android will still have hope.
It's pathetic seeing Nokia in that Lumia 800 design story video. <Starcraft analogy>Like an infested Marine, talking with no soul, only the words of the Overlord.</Starcraft analogy>
Nov 12 2011, 11:55 PM

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