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Supposing they did get elected, I would expect they would cost Nokia a lot of money, possibly ultimately bankrupting the company, from litigation MS would inevi
by cookiecaper 16y ago
Supposing they did get elected, I would expect they would cost Nokia a lot of money, possibly ultimately bankrupting the company, from litigation MS would inevitably bring and probably win. It would be a huge embarrassment to WP7 and MS if Nokia backed out, and if there's any way MS can swing damages for that kind of thing given their contract with Nokia, and I'm sure there is, they will definitely do so. I think that the ship has sailed and they're stuck with WP7 for the term of the exclusivity arrangement.
If these guys want to make Meego the dominant smartphone platform, they're going to have to do it with something besides Nokia.
- rbanffy 16y ago> litigation MS would inevitably bring and probably win Unless they can convince a judge Elop acted on bad faith against the best interests of the company and favoring his previous corporate master. That could make the Microsoft executives who helped broker the deal accessories to this. I am not sure the first part is that hard to sell to a judge.
- jarek 16y agoOn the upside, tear up a contract here, a strategic partnership there, and no one would ever want to do business with them again.