Nokia Going WP7 Not a Surprise

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Nokia “picking” Windows Phone for their future is not a surprise. It wasn’t to me, anyway. You don’t pick a former Microsoft big head, Stephen Elop, to lead you anywhere else besides Microsoft. In other words, you don’t buy a screwdriver and expect it to hammer nails.

On a side note, that billion dollar cash deal must spell nice bonuses for some executives. At this point, I’m not entirely sure how serious Nokia executives are about this deal anyway. Nokia Windows phone will not be out for at least another year, which is an eternity in mobile world these days; and, in the meantime, they have to hold on to Symbian, which they will soon phase out; and, start over with Windows. It will be like a giant corporation in a startup company mode. One word – disaster.