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Also, Nokia didn't have to choose between Microsoft and Google. They could have done both, like Samsung did. In terms of attracting programmers, Android could
by Ologn 9y ago
Also, Nokia didn't have to choose between Microsoft and Google. They could have done both, like Samsung did.
In terms of attracting programmers, Android could be programmed on Mac, Windows or Linux. A developer account was a one-time fee of $25. Apps needed no approval.
Windows Phone had to be programmed on Windows. A developer account cost $100 a year or so. Apps went through an approval process. Not that different than Apple, but Apple was first to market with a modern smartphone and could get away with this.
- mee_too 9y agoNokia couldn't do what Samsung did. They lacked factories for NANDs, CPUs, RAM, screens, camera sensors.
- ptaipale 9y agoI think Nokia could have done both Symbian and Maemo and even something else still (if the leadership had not been complacent). But that is all water under the bridge.
- mee_too 9y agoThey tried to improve Symbian - I've got their latest and greatest Symbian device, the 808 and it's a joke. Even if they could do Maemo, there would've been no apps - Microsoft failed to attract enough devs, given that there were already 10M .NET devs out there.