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Why wouldn't they choose Android over WP7. I would think Android would offer them more control over the user experience and Nokia branding.
by Supermighty 16y ago
Why wouldn't they choose Android over WP7. I would think Android would offer them more control over the user experience and Nokia branding.
- bad_user 16y agoAnd then have users bitching about not being able to install a bare-bones Android on it? :-) I don't think going with Android is good. How could they offer anything more compelling than HTC or Samsung or Motorola, which are small players compared to Nokia? I also think going with WM7 is suicide, but YMMV.
- nextparadigms 16y agoThe phones would be very compelling if offered with stock Android, since no one seems to do it outside of Google, anyway. Huge market potential there, but too bad no one is willing to take advantage of it. Imagine if Nokia became #1 provider of stock Android phones...most Android fans would be swayed immediately. Oh and of course they'd also need to be on the cutting edge of technology. They don't seem to be doing that lately, except for the cameras.
- Supermighty 16y agoI feel that we are gradually going in the direction of stock android on phones. Motorola has rolled back it's Motoblur to just blur, Samsung has been catching a ton of heat for the lack of updates to old BeholdII phones and the slow pace of updates for Galaxy S phones. If the Nexus S is commercially successful (and I hope it is as I own one) then I see more handset manufactures moving in that direction.
- Supermighty 16y agoThe only users bitching for bare-bones Android are a very small market segment. Only nerds like us really know the difference. I personally think that Nokia adopting an OS other than one they control would be foolish. Their hardware is decent, but they need more control to create a compelling user experience.