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Like jumping from a burning platform to shark-infested waters?

by Kilimanjaro 16y ago

detst 16y ago
... as Google hovered with their Android rescue helicopters?
- masklinn 16y ago
  Android and WP7 make no difference for Nokia. In fact WP7 is clearly a better deal as they can talk and negotiate with Microsoft's moneyhat and they become by far the foremost WP7 phone maker. They bring a lot of hardware expertise and knowledge to Microsoft's camp. Going with Android, they'd just get to get bent. If their choice was to get out of software and choose between WP7 and Android, WP7 is a much better idea.
  - deleted 16y ago
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  - danh 16y ago
    It seems that Nokia will "become by far the foremost WP7 phone maker" mostly because everyone else shuns it.
    - daeken 16y ago
      Err, what? HTC has 3 (4? Not sure) WP7 phones, LG has at least 2, Samsung has at least 1, Dell has 1, and those are just the ones that I know about. Are there any big exceptions here except Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson?
      - alxp 16y ago
        Arguing against fanboy conventional wisdom with mere facts? Sadly I don't think that's enough.
  - marshray 16y ago
    Oh man. Nokia goes from "the foremost phone maker" in the world to "by far the foremost WP7 phone maker". What were they thinking? To the extent people vote with their feet, don't they seem to prefer Symbian (even having never heard of it) over Windows phones?
ZeroGravitas 16y ago
He specified a North Sea rig in his memo. I don't know if he's aware (he is Canadian) but it's relatively common knowledge in this area that due to the low temperatures your life expectancy even if you make it into the water conscious and in one piece is under 15 minutes, less the further north you go. Sharks are the least of your worries.
- arethuza 16y ago
  In the worst North Sea rig disaster, Piper Alpha, there were six unlucky men who did jump from the rig, were rescued and were killed when the rescue boat got caught in a huge explosion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha
- swombat 16y ago
  Interestingly, that's not because you'll get a thermal shock that will kill you. The body is surprisingly good at maintaining temperature for a while after being plunged in icy cold stuff. The problem is, it's so good at it, that it will block off the arteries to your legs and arms to stop them from leaking so much heat (better survive without limbs than die with them), and you'll drown because you can't swim. As far as hypothermia is concerned, you have about an hour before passing out due to hypothermia. But you have about 10 minutes if you're not wearing a life jacket. http://mariovittone.com/2010/10/1-10-1/ http://mariovittone.com/2010/10/1-10-1/

Like jumping from a burning platform to shark-infested waters?

detst 16y ago

... as Google hovered with their Android rescue helicopters?

masklinn 16y ago
Android and WP7 make no difference for Nokia. In fact WP7 is clearly a better deal as they can talk and negotiate with Microsoft's moneyhat and they become by far the foremost WP7 phone maker. They bring a lot of hardware expertise and knowledge to Microsoft's camp. Going with Android, they'd just get to get bent. If their choice was to get out of software and choose between WP7 and Android, WP7 is a much better idea.
- deleted 16y ago
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- danh 16y ago
  It seems that Nokia will "become by far the foremost WP7 phone maker" mostly because everyone else shuns it.
  - daeken 16y ago
    Err, what? HTC has 3 (4? Not sure) WP7 phones, LG has at least 2, Samsung has at least 1, Dell has 1, and those are just the ones that I know about. Are there any big exceptions here except Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson?
    - alxp 16y ago
      Arguing against fanboy conventional wisdom with mere facts? Sadly I don't think that's enough.
- marshray 16y ago
  Oh man. Nokia goes from "the foremost phone maker" in the world to "by far the foremost WP7 phone maker". What were they thinking? To the extent people vote with their feet, don't they seem to prefer Symbian (even having never heard of it) over Windows phones?

ZeroGravitas 16y ago

He specified a North Sea rig in his memo. I don't know if he's aware (he is Canadian) but it's relatively common knowledge in this area that due to the low temperatures your life expectancy even if you make it into the water conscious and in one piece is under 15 minutes, less the further north you go. Sharks are the least of your worries.

arethuza 16y ago
In the worst North Sea rig disaster, Piper Alpha, there were six unlucky men who did jump from the rig, were rescued and were killed when the rescue boat got caught in a huge explosion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha
swombat 16y ago
Interestingly, that's not because you'll get a thermal shock that will kill you. The body is surprisingly good at maintaining temperature for a while after being plunged in icy cold stuff. The problem is, it's so good at it, that it will block off the arteries to your legs and arms to stop them from leaking so much heat (better survive without limbs than die with them), and you'll drown because you can't swim. As far as hypothermia is concerned, you have about an hour before passing out due to hypothermia. But you have about 10 minutes if you're not wearing a life jacket. http://mariovittone.com/2010/10/1-10-1/ http://mariovittone.com/2010/10/1-10-1/