"Strategic partnership" between Nokia and Microsoft - Official

[shortylickens]

Really? Let me get this straight - you consider it crazy, stupid, and annoyingly arrogant to say your priority is to beat your top competitor? He didn't insult Android, unlike the Google exec's jilted-lover-esque tweet. Believe it or not, Nokia doesn't hire their execs to protect the fragile egos of Android fanboys....

With straw man arguments like that, you really belong in politics.

 

[Deeko]

Straw man? Do you even know what that means? My post was very direct and to the point.

 

[MrX8503]

According to the latest numbers, it still is the dominant OS to date if you go by the millions of handsets sold every year. Just because you don't like it or haven't used one doesn't mean it is obsolete. Just one look at those numbers (bottom of the page) says a lot...

That's not my point. My point is that just because your #1, doesn't mean that your OS is #1. People like to throw around Symbian numbers but the fact of the matter is that the OS is a dinosaur.

 

[gsaldivar]

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209329/Intel_committed_to_MeeGo_despite_Nokia_defection

Intel committed to MeeGo, despite Nokia defection

"Intel is disappointed at Nokia but life goes on," said Renee James, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's software and services group, during a press conference. "Our decision and resolve on MeeGo is only stronger."

She pointed to a long list of companies that are participating in the development of MeeGo including competitors Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments and ST Ericsson; operators including Orange, Telefonica and Sprint; and software companies including Novell and Wind River.

Intel expects to see MeeGo tablets shipping this year based on its Atom chip, a low-power chip designed for smartphones and other portable devices. Handsets will follow, James said.

Despite Nokia's announcement that it would phase out use of Symbian and MeeGo, it still plans to ship its MeeGo phone this year.

It would be truly awesome to see Intel get their mobile chipset line in-gear and beat Microkia at their own game with MeeGo...


Oh well, one can dream can't they?

 

[Munky]

Where's all the people saying "Symbian/Nokia is #1 in the world!"

Yeah look how that turned out.

#1 for what? Since I chose the N8 over anything Apple or Android, they are #1 for people who know what they want.

 

[MrX8503]

#1 for what? Since I chose the N8 over anything Apple or Android, they are #1 for people who know what they want.

In sales

 

[tinachan]

You guys may be right about their chances of success with this strategy, but those chances still seem better to me than if they had adopted android, or stuck with the meego alternative. Love them or hate them, Microsoft will be a player in the mobile space, and they'll be a strong partner for Nokia. I have to imagine that Elop got good terms on the licensing, because MS needed him as bad as he needed them.

I am not disappointed by Nokia's this decision. Moreover I am excited about it. I take it as Nokia adding 1 more OS to its family after Symbian, Qt, and MeeGo. It would be interesting to see another OS (WP7) with Nokia and how it drives the competition in the market.
Looking forward to it guys.
What Nokia did can prove to be a huge success in long run not only for Nokia but also to developers because now developers have an added choice of creating apps using WP7 and selling it worldwide.

 

[tinachan]

You guys should see this.....

At Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, developers weigh in on the planned Nokia/Microsoft Partnership giving their honest opinions on the recent news. Developers further explain what exactly the news means for them, and how it will effect their immediate and long term future.

Check this to see what other developers have to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfWFvCJJaNs

 

[gsaldivar]

Check this to see what other developers have to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfWFvCJJaNs

In my opinion, Nokia is making a mistake if they think they are going to ride WP7 back into a market leader position. They need to own their own ecosystem and all the rights and revenue streams that flow through it. Just being able to "extensively customize" someone else's platform isn't nearly enough. Bottom line: unless they want to become just another hardware manufacturer, Microsoft should be considered a competitor not a savior.

 

[shortylickens]

In my opinion, Nokia is making a mistake if they think they are going to ride WP7 back into a market leader position. They need to own their own ecosystem and all the rights and revenue streams that flow through it. Just being able to "extensively customize" someone else's platform isn't nearly enough. Bottom line: unless they want to become just another hardware manufacturer, Microsoft should be considered a competitor not a savior.

They already had two of their own ecosystems. 1 was not working out for them and they were tired of trying to make the other work.

 

[tonygeor]

Nokia should just focus on MEEGO and Windows 7 and they'll be golden