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I don't remember saying that. Nokia was doomed. Now, with Elop, it's even more doomed.
> and got a cash infusion of upwards of a billion for that
That's his only excuse
> All this was needed for survival interim while they rush out new devices. Android would've provided none of that.
Except a viable competitor. WP7 has, so far, failed to gain traction despite Microsoft's efforts. Nobody but Elop is betting on it.
> Atleast with WP7, Nokia is not competing with bargain basement Chinese phones
Do you really believe Motorola, HTC, Samsung and the other Android manufacturers are competing with them?
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I don't remember saying that. Nokia was doomed. Now, with Elop, it's even more doomed.
> and got a cash infusion of upwards of a billion for that
That's his only excuse
> All this was needed for survival interim while they rush out new devices. Android would've provided none of that.
Except a viable competitor. WP7 has, so far, failed to gain traction despite Microsoft's efforts. Nobody but Elop is betting on it.
> Atleast with WP7, Nokia is not competing with bargain basement Chinese phones
Do you really believe Motorola, HTC, Samsung and the other Android manufacturers are competing with them?