The only reason Nokia is partnering with Microsoft is because of Elop, who is a Microsoft guy.

Nobody else in their right mind would join with Microsoft on smartphones now, because Windows on smartphone usage is dropping like a stone over a black hole. As far as I can tell people can't leave it fast enough - all those former HTC/Windows users are now HTC/Android users, or want to be.

Bad move by Nokia. Elop is guilty of this, but what could you expect when you hired him, Nokia? Stockholders will suffer.