Elop was invited by the board. The Nokia board saw the end of the phones and wanted to dump the whole thing, and Microsoft was their mark. This wasn't a hostile

Elop was invited by the board. The Nokia board saw the end of the phones and wanted to dump the whole thing, and Microsoft was their mark. This wasn't a hostile takeover, rather a invited takeover. While I love the N9, by that point it would have been hard to compete with Android. Just as it was hard for Microsoft.