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I would have been fine with a two-platform approach, wp7 and meego.
And let the customers choose. But wp7 only just stinks.
 

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Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
That's the only good thing about todays annoucement. Way too many people with gifts and education have been misused by Nokia inept management.

There's going to be small and short term negative effect, but long term the economy will be much better off, once all those people will start doing something constructive in properly managed businesess and organizations.
I think the whole smartphone explosion resembles another recent boom -- the housing market. People aren't going to stay willing to pay such huge monthly amounts for the small benefits they get. The decline and fall is coming.
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Here's a much better conspiracy theory I ran across on Slashdot:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=...2&cid=35173182
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I'm not sure it's that much better.
 
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Originally Posted by maluka View Post
Elop sold Nokia, OVI Maps, OVI Store and Symbian to Microsoft for $0.

No need for Microsoft to buy it.

I can tell you that Elop is not a very popular guy in Finland right now. 10000 people will lose their jobs.

nope, he didnt sell it for $0 . in an interview he said that they were paying microsoft a royality for wp7 and also swapping ip rights. so in fact he PAID microsoft to take it all.

microsolft got paid to take nokias software. ballmer said it wasnt an exclusive relationship. so HTC et al now get all nokias software too. and nokia paid microsoft for this.
 
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By "better" I meant "more plausible."
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I think its good nokia and microsoft has got together! Finally they will be able to come out with a phone that can shut apple up! With nokia onboard im sure wp7 will get really good!
 
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Originally Posted by airjaff View Post
I Finally they will be able to come out with a phone that can shut apple up!!
Well, it's all ok then. As long as it shuts Apple up.
 
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Don't mind me, I'm just popping by to get some popcorn.

Please continue.
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