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I don't see how it could have been too late. Nokia switched to MS way before the acquisition. It wasn't successful for a lot of reasons and I don't think an ear
by jsight 7y ago
I don't see how it could have been too late. Nokia switched to MS way before the acquisition. It wasn't successful for a lot of reasons and I don't think an earlier acquisition would have really changed that.
- partiallypro 7y agoI didn't say the acquisition was too late, I said Microsoft pivoted too slowly in mobile.
- com2kid 7y agoMS had a solid OS with Windows Phone 7 years before Android had anything resembling a good user experience. Waiting years between updates with no news pushes away OEMs and ensures consumers forget you even exist.
- jsight 7y agoOh, that is a fair point. If they'd have bought Nokia before they both became turkeys it might have ended differently. But at that point, Nokia probably wasn't for sale and the "two turkeys" analogy wouldn't have applied either, tbh.