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Originally Posted by RCubed
I personally think this is a good move. Windows will have a well known manufacture to run its new Mobile OS and Nokia will have a well developed OS to base it's phones on.
If Nokia used android, it would be "just another android phone."
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+1 On going with WP7 vs. Android. It goes back on what I said before, but I think between the two, WP7 is the better choice for Nokia. Android phones come a dime a dozen these days--WP7 will, hopefully, allow Nokia to retain some uniqueness in the market. They mentioned themselves that Android would give too big a risk of "commoditization". Nokia can't compete with HTC and Samsung in the Android arena, while keeping R&D in Europe (costs are too high in comparison..?).
My question now is: what fills the middle ground? In places other than North America, S60 has kind of provided a stopgap middle ground for those that wanted smart phones, but where iOS, WP7, and Android devices are too expensive. I could see cheap Android devices filling the middle-ground void quickly... Yes, S60 is a dying platform, but it's a dying platform used by many--I think Nokia needs to consider where those users are going to go as S60 devices are phased out.