Microsoft has much tighter controls on their ecosystem than Google. If Nokia choose Android as it's platform of choice they would inevitable be compared a sea o

Microsoft has much tighter controls on their ecosystem than Google. If Nokia choose Android as it's platform of choice they would inevitable be compared a sea of cheap Android phones. Cheap WP7 phones don't exist. Microsoft has minimum specs phones must meet to use WP7. Nokia's arrangement with Microsoft probably allows them to be the only phone manufacturer that can dip into the value segment with WP7. There is also short-term benefits for Nokia choosing Microsoft, like dedicated engineering resources from MS and money put toward marketing the OS.