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Nokia giving developers free E7 and Nokia WP7 handsets
- recoiledsnake 16y ago"Developers, Developers, Developers" ?
- simonsarris 16y agohttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default I like how they have embraced that saying.
- kiujhygthujk 16y agoAt their QML/Qt training 2months ago they were handing out free Meamo phones.
- tomjen3 16y agoDefinitely a smart move. The reason ios is so popular in the valley is likely that that is what the geeks got their hands on first.
- greattypo 16y agoWhy is this getting downvoted? Just curious.
- simonsarris 16y agoI imagine it is because, of all the contributing factors to iOS being popular and a "hit" when it came out, this reason seems like one that is so minor that suggesting it as the cause is dangerously misleading.
- rimantas 16y agoEither because someone is not getting sarcasm, or because it is not sarcasm after all…
- simonsarris 16y agoI didn't even think of that. To be honest I would much rather have it be a sincere (but perhaps incorrect) observation than a sarcastic remark. I would never down-vote someone's sincere gander, no matter how misguided. Sarcasm on the other hand is mockery or contempt in the guise of cheap humor and I don't think we need more of that.
- Kylekramer 16y agoFreebies for devs are kinda the norm for this sort of thing, so this is literally the least Nokia/Microsoft can do. Hardly going to sway anyone. Not to mention Apple is actually extremely stingy with their giveaways, so the reason everyone got iPhones was much different than this.