More News and Comments on Nokia

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20031537-266.html

"During a press conference at its annual investor meeting, the Nokia CEO and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer announced that Nokia will ditch its Symbian and Meego operating systems for Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Going forward Windows Phone 7 will be the predominate operating system for Nokia smartphones. The strategy is a bold one meant to combat the growing momentum by mobile competitors Google Android and Apple."

"The partnership between the two companies goes much deeper than just an agreement to install Microsoft's OS on Nokia's phones. The companies plan to build products and services together as well as share strategic plans. The vision is to create a "third ecosystem" that can compete directly against Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms."

"From Microsoft's perspective, the company will bring broader integration of software from all its different products as well as its Bing search capabilities and advertising platform, which Nokia can leverage on its devices. Meanwhile, Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, will bring its hardware expertise, its vast manufacturing and distribution scale, operator billing relationships, and its Navteq maps and navigation business."

http://www.osnews.com/story/24400/Why_Nokia_Chose_Windows_Phone_7_and_Why_It_s_a_Good_Move

"A lot of people are sad that MeeGo will not be Nokia's main platform. For MeeGo, this is bad news. For Nokia, however, this is great news. MeeGo's development is incredibly slow, and would maybe lead to just 1 (one) (!) device this year. That's not enough. That's too late. If you care about Nokia (as I most certainly do), you can't with a straight face advocate they stick to such a platform. If you care about MeeGo and don't give a rat's bum about Nokia - well, that's a different story."

"As far Symbian is concerned - it's been a dead end ever since the iPhone was released. We're four years down the line, and Nokia still hasn't managed to create a compelling touch-based interface for this otherwise decent mobile operating system. While I'm all for as much competition as possible, I can also see when a platform has run its course. Symbian is done for, it's dead, and I'm glad it's getting buried. It's a relic. I'm hoping the open source community can keep it alive for us enthusiasts, but for Nokia's future, it's a liability, not a strength. "