While your logic is right, I think you have missed the point of the post. While apps are certainly important, differentiation is probably going to be a bigger f

While your logic is right, I think you have missed the point of the post. While apps are certainly important, differentiation is probably going to be a bigger factor because you only need a relatively small number of killer apps to kick start an ecosystem. Just think of how the iPhone AppStore got started. To this day I'm still using Bump and Urbanspoon. I think Nokia is betting on that they can monetize from an ecosystem that they can control with a higher profit margin, then just be a small fish in a big pond with not a whole lot of control and thus ways to make money. Remember what Elop said in the memo, the enemies are not fighting with devices and apps, they are fighting with the entire ecosystem. Nokia doesn't have its own now, and they need to create one. If they jump onto the Andriod ship, what exactly can' they monetize from the ecosystem that Google can't even milk? This is a really big gamble on Nokia's part, if it works it's going to pay off big time. Palm tried that and failed but hey at least they got an exit to HP. At worst Nokia is just going to repeat that and got folded in MS. What makes you think going Android will end better for Nokia? I wouldn't underestimate 2 desperate turkeys with beaks.