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Am I the only one that sees this as a good thing? Nokia gets an reasonably well made OS to replace its own, widely criticized, OS. Nokia instantly becomes the
by misterbwong 16y ago
Am I the only one that sees this as a good thing?
Nokia gets an reasonably well made OS to replace its own, widely criticized, OS. Nokia instantly becomes the one of (if not the) largest WP7 vendor, thus giving it way more negotiating power than if they were to adopt Android.
Microsoft gets the largest handset maker to adopt an OS that is struggling to gain traction, instantly upping their credibility in the market.
The rest of us get a legitimate third player in a smartphone market dominated by iOS and Android.
- GoodIntentions 16y agono, you are not the only one. Managed correctly I don't see how this won't benefit each party. Nokia makes good phones. The software, less good. Microsoft has tonnes of experience creating user interfaces that are user friendly. I'm a long time linux guy who uses a 6 year old Samsung dumb phone, but I bought NOK and MSFT after the initial announcement. No guarantees in this world, but I think it was a good bet.