Nokia .. well, the burning platform was while they were still an independent company. They were an independent company under control of a trusted general of St

Nokia .. well, the burning platform was while they were still an independent company. They were an independent company under control of a trusted general of Steve Ballmer. Nokia had a lot of goodwill in some regions, e.g. in Europe they were known for their excellent reliable and serviceable hardware. At the time the fear was that a switch to Android would reduce their margins, but I guess they'd still be around and pretty successful if they had switched to Android timely.