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Nokia gets Windows Phone 7, Bing, Xbox Live and Office in partnership with Microsoft
Is this the right move for Nokia? They make decent hardware for the most part, but in recent years their operating system of choice, Symbian, has failed to keep up with the rapid evolution of other modern smartphone platforms. It just goes to show, that more and more, it's the software that can make or break modern gadgets. Whether Windows Phone 7 will make or break Nokia, we'll have to wait to find out.
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Subscribe to commentsDepicusFeb 11th 2011 3:56AM
Is Nokia dead in the water, my view is it missed the lifeboat and is holding on to a lead weight.
Samuel GibbsFeb 11th 2011 3:58AM
@Depicus I really don't know on this one. I'm with you in thinking this might be too little too late, but Nokia has such a giant brand, presence and market-share of non-smartphones, that they might have the legs to catch up to the rest. Maybe.
mlhco12Apr 18th 2011 3:02PM
@Depicus The Nokia product is stuck in the mud, but not dead by any stretch because the front runners in this business have a nasty habit of tripping over their own hype. Microsoft was just what the doctor ordered. The running on the hills of the leaders position will keep those guys honest and that is something we consumers sorely need these days. #INMLHCo12
JamesgjyFeb 11th 2011 4:32AM
I miss my N80, the best phone back then.
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JamesgjyFeb 11th 2011 4:32AM
I miss my N80...it was the best smart phone back then. WTH has nokia been doing in the past 5 years.
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isshii21Feb 11th 2011 12:34PM
Windows phone 7, Nokia's saving grace.
At last they got the nerve to do something about their dying os.
>_
SilverWaveFeb 11th 2011 1:24PM
Heh what a desperate move.
Goodbye Nokia it has been decades since I bought a phone from you so you wont be missed.
I give you 3 years.
Android underlingFeb 11th 2011 4:05PM
@SilverWave I noticed how you seem to post your doom and gloom view of Nokia in every single article about it. Bitter much?
SilverWaveFeb 12th 2011 5:14AM
@Android underling
No just surprised that they fell this suicide pack.
They are allowing *MS* to control their destiny.
That never ends well for any MS partner
Nokia were in a bad position but this makes things worse!
What were they thinking giving an ex-ms exec the keys to the kingdom?
mlhco12Apr 18th 2011 10:21PM
They were thinking... If I am going to drown, I could do better to do so out in the mainstream instead of the little puddle called Europe. This is a Microsoft effort to back into Europe from the East. Nokia sells a lot of product there and across Asia Major. Microsoft has been beaten blue by the Opensource monster in those areas from the West of China to the Maginot Line and the Arctic tundras to North Africa. Its a good offensive move by both to pull a off sprint to try to catch up in the middle of the race up hill. It appears that the leaders are on steeper grade so its now or never for the laggards.