You assume way too much. I'm under the impression that you seriously lack the knowledge to maintain a proper discussion. Let's lay it down to where even a simpleton can follow. Microsoft licenses (and develops) the WP7 platform to Nokia. Microsoft has set up services: Bing (search), Zune Marketplace (music, videos, applications), Bing Maps (maps, navigation), Hotmail (e-mail), SkyDrive (online cloud storage), XBOX Live Network (gaming network), Internet Explorer (browser), MS Office (Office 365 is online, for pay, the rest is via shared documents/Hotmail). And Microsoft has placed all of those into the WP7 platform. Nokia will incorporate that platform into their hardware. Microsoft will dictate the hardware, but not the interface. Microsoft will gain access to Nokia's work, vice versa. Now... as it stands, this is the very same deal that Samsung, HTC and whomever else makes a WP7 has made with Microsoft. So "not knowing" Nokia... you couldn't be more wrong. I fear that you just don't know much about how this is setup nor how much of anything works. Down this path, Nokia has just become a cherished OEM. There's nothing special about that. They just happen to make good hardware (Nokia) to go along with the crap (in terms of sales) OS (WP7). You never answered the lack of Zune Marketplace in all of the same areas that Nokia sells devices. To turn your own phrase on you... I don't think you know Microsoft.