What people might fail to realize is that Nokia knew that WP 8 was coming. They probably knew as soon as they started making WP 7 devices. That's why they've sh

What people might fail to realize is that Nokia knew that WP 8 was coming. They probably knew as soon as they started making WP 7 devices. That's why they've shipped what like 2 or 3 devices on it? Nokia didn't get thrown under a bus any more than RIM did by their own platform. No, both RIM and Nokia could have seen the iOS/Android writing on the wall 2 or 3 years ago for sure, or even 5 years ago when the iPhone launched. Instead, they buried their heads in the sand and hoped that iOS and Android would be a fad that would pass. Instead RIM and Nokia might have just been a fad for a few years. Already happened to Palm. Already happened to Windows Mobile. The only reason Nokia went with Windows Phone was the billions of dollars in platform payments that Microsoft made to keep Nokia alive long enough to make the transition work. That might not have been enough money and MSFT might need to outright buy Nokia to keep it afloat, but the good news is that by the time they do that Nokia should be cheaper than Skype was when Microsoft bought them.