Nokia to use Window mobile 7

D. Hugh Redelmeier hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sun Feb 13 04:11:49 UTC 2011


| From: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>

| I'm rather curious as to why, ...

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

<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-10/nokia-hires-microsoft-s-elop-as-chief-executive-to-reverse-losses-to-apple.html>

In September, Nokia hired Elop (a Canadian) to replace their CEO (a
30-year Nokia veteran).  Elop had been head of Microsoft's Business
unit.

I don't know whether the board hired him to bring WinPho7 or that was his
own "idea".

Here's another article about that hiring:
<http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Microsofts-Stephen-Elop-moves-to-Nokia-what-a-waste/1284136468>
Balmer said:

    "I appreciate the way that Stephen has been a good steward of the
    brand and business in his time here, and look forward to
    continuing to work with him in his new role at Nokia."

Also note:

<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-11/nokia-joins-forces-with-microsoft-to-challenge-dominance-of-apple-google.html>

    "Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones,
    tumbled the most in almost 19 months on investor concern that a
    partnership with Microsoft Corp. won’t be enough in its
    battle with Google Inc. and Apple Inc. "

Nokia shares fell 14%.

    “My first thought is to sell Nokia stock because Nokia has
    just given themselves away for free and Google and Apple are laughing
    all the way to a duopoly,” said Neil Campling, an analyst
    at Aviate Global LLP in London. 

That whole article is interesting.

This seems peculiar:

    Nokia will bring out a device this year on MeeGo, a high- end
    operating system it’s developing with Intel Corp., to
    gauge market reaction, Elop said. MeeGo engineers will then be
    shifted to work on innovations that can help Nokia leapfrog
    rivals.

Why would it be interesting to "gauge market reactions" to something
you appear to be shooting in the head?

    Elop said while he did explore the Android option, differentiation
    would have been difficult.

How can you differentiate with WinPho7?  Has Microsoft given them some
kind of exclusive?


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