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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by redthrowaway on Friday February 11, 2011 @04:17PM (#2208169)
I'm actually not surprised by the choice of wp7, and not simply because the new ceo is ex-MS. Going with Android would make Nokia just another Sony/Samsung/HTC, but throwing all of their eggs in the WP7 basket at least gives them a chance to maintain some relevance as a distinct entity. It's going to be rough on the hardware guys though, making every new phone with a Windows logo on it.
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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by yangyang on Friday February 11, 2011 @04:34PM (#2208238)
Why does Winphone 7 make them more distinct? It offers far fewer opportunities for distinction than Android.
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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by jackvalentine on Friday February 11, 2011 @11:01PM (#2209226)
Because there is such a limited range of Winpho7 handsets (and as a matter of personal opinion, I feel they're all token efforts) Nokia can step in and become "the" Windows phone handset. Microsoft needed a hardware partner that was all in with them, not diddling android on the side.

If you put out android phones, you're just another fish in a sea of commodity handsets, no matter how you differentiate your product.

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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by rbanffy on Friday February 11, 2011 @04:51PM (#2208309)
> Going with Android would make Nokia just another Sony/Samsung/HTC

IIRC, Samsung, HTC and Dell are offering WP7 phones.

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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by redthrowaway on Saturday February 12, 2011 @02:18AM (#2209563)
But they're doing it as an afterthought. They're committed to Android, and are supporting wp7 to cover their bases. Nokia's going all in, which would position them at the top of the WP7 hierarchy. If wp7 is a hit, Nokia rides the wave back to relevance, If not, well, they tried.
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Re:1000+ Nokia workers have walked out in protest (in Englis... by rbanffy on Saturday February 12, 2011 @05:38AM (#2209789)
> would position them at the top of the WP7 hierarchy

This is a mistake many Microsoft partners make. Nobody but Microsoft is at the top of the WP7 hierarchy. If WP7 is a success, Nokia's efforts will be rewarded by lots of competition with more money (because they are already riding the other hit, Android), not relevance.

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