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Nokia and Microsoft Announce Partnership
Does this mean that the Microsoft is the new leader in the smartphone OS market after it takes on Nokia's 31% market share? It's a 3-horse race now
- rdin 16y agoThe problem with this is that Nokia has invested a significant amount of resources into its own systems already. If it partners with Microsoft for WP7, Nokia will just be another player in the market with not a whole lot to distinguish itself from other manufacturers, such as Samsung.
- tonyshili 16y agoIt will be interesting to see if Microsoft can use Nokia's international presence to tap into the developing European smart phone market.
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- jwang815 16y agoThere needs to be uniformity in the OS though. I don't think more than 3 can co-exist in the long-term. Users don't want too many options in the OS, but the hardware options is a huge plus.
- abdo67o 16y ago>>Users don't want too many options in the OS why not?
- mackeian 16y agoHardware ooption is not a huge plus if you see for performance. Why Apple's products are working so smooth is because of the dedicated hardware.
- maguay 16y agoNokia won't be able to ship Windows Phone 7 updates for existing Nokia smartphones, so everything will hinge on how many new Nokia WP7 devices they sell over the next year. If they don't start selling better, it's no net change...