Not true, nokia jumped from it. The platform is still burning, but at least there's oil there.

1. Release the 770 to popular acclaim.
2. Release the N800/N810 to widespread success.
3. Release the N900 as a failed attempt to compete with iPhone.
4. Release a stillborn MeeGo phone.
5. Switch to Windows Mobile.

Didn't Nokia always say they had a 5-step plan?

Who knows? I've read Nokia get's *special* treatment
And I was referring to Windows the desktop OS, I'm not that familiar with WinPho7..

Yeah, but number 4 was the N900

Nokia partners with MS.

Steps
1) Piss off the whole TMO
2) Kill 50% of the future for meego
3) Nokia Shares plummet by over 13% as we speak
4) Ehrm.. Why did Elop become CEO again? Owh wait he was former
MS employee. Hrmm.. I wonder.
5) Results from polls on TMO : More than 80 % would never buy a
phone with wp7.

Conclusion? My goldfish has a higher IQ than the board of Nokia alltogether.

From wikipedia.

I. did. not. know. that.

Features removed from Windows Mobile

Windows Phone 7 lacks some features that were found in earlier versions of Windows Mobile. Among the features that have been confirmed to arrive in the near-future include cut, copy, and paste,[65] full multitasking for 3rd party apps,[66] and Adobe Flash.[67] Windows Phone 7 supports upgradable storage via an SD Card; however SD card memory is merged with the phone's internal storage, and changing the SD card causes the phone to reset to factory settings.[68][69] Windows Phone 7 does not support connecting to Wi-Fi (wireless) access points which are hidden[70] or have a static IP address,[71] tethering to a computer[72] (although it can be done via a hack on the Samsung Focus[73]), videocalling,[74] VoIP calling,[75] USB mass-storage,[76] universal email inbox,[76] universal search,[76] a system-wide file manager,[74] Bluetooth file transfers,[74] USSD messages,[77] or custom ringtones.[78]

Windows Phone 7 devices only support syncing with Exchange ActiveSync[79] over the network. There is no support for syncing with Exchange ActiveSync using a cable or cradle.

In the enterprise, Windows Phone 7 does not support Office documents with security permissions,[80] IPsec security,[81] on-device encryption,[82] strong passwords,[71] or internet sockets.[75] While the older Windows Mobile phones supported the full range of Microsoft Exchange Server policies, Windows Phone 7 only supports a small subset of Exchange features.[83] The Calendar app no longer has a 'Weekly' view.[71] The list of past phone calls is now a single list, and cannot be separated into inbound, outbound or missed calls.[71]

I hope they get the message.

Who wants a phone with preloaded malware?!

I don't disagree but you can't alienate all your customers, it seems to me all the Nokia blogs etc have a similar negative view of this deal.

N900 was NEVER flagship.
For flagship read N97, or piece of ****..which ever you come across first.


More like the blind leading the blind.
Or at least the blind leading the stupid.

Not really..they made the Xbox after that, just under a different name.

Your kidding right?!
Betamax wiped the floor with VHS quality wise, though not many TV's had 'composite video in' back then so the difference went unnoticed.
By the end of it they both had similar playback time, it's just that to begin with VHS had 2x the playback time, which was quickly taken up by the rental market, and spurred on by the porn/porn rental industry.

:-) and :-/

But only updates of existing software so that security breach XY is
not ending up in hearing 5 "guests" on your WP7 phone when doing
a phonecall.
:-/