Nokia to use Window mobile 7

[Christopher Browne]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:24 PM, William Muriithi
<william.muriithi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hmm,
>
> I may be missing something, but is there a chance of this working out?
>  I mean, the whole engineering culture between the two firms is really
> different.  I see a lot of Nokia developers not staying long with that
> company, but I could be wrong.
>
> Its a great deal for Microsoft though, but I highly doubt it will turn
> well for Nokia.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12427680
>
> Time will tell

It seems rather suicidal to me, for Nokia.  It makes their cellular
business *highly* dependent on Microsoft, and vulnerable to any
disadvantages that may accrue from changes in MSFT strategy.  It
reduces their profit margin, which, when they're "tops" at selling
phones into low margin markets, could be fatal.

I have little difficulty agreeing with the new CEO's claim that
they're on a "burning platform."
<http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/08/nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-rallies-troops-in-brutally-honest-burnin/>

But even if you're "standing on a burning platform," you've got to
look pretty carefully before you leap, lest there be outcomes even
worse than getting singed.  (Recall that on 9/11, there were folk that
fled a "burning platform" to a many-story fatal fall.)

I'm rather curious as to why, after consciously "open sourcing" parts
of all their ongoing platforms (e.g. - Maemo, Symbian, Qt), it
*didn't* appear that Android would fit well.  There are certainly
reasons of *pride* to resist a migration towards Android.  (But such
reasons would apply every bit as nicely to resisting a move to
Windows.)

I wonder if there's a massive amount of behind-the-scenes influence
that mayn't ever be obvious.
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