There is no doubt that he's a trojan horse.

Ultimately, i don't think Microsoft will buy Nokia outright though. I think Elop will continue to run the company into the ground and when things are at rock bottom, bits get sold off here and there, it will just be the patents that Microsoft are interested in.

There's more money in licensing fees than going to the bother of making a product yourself.

They will also do this with Xbox at some point. Basically someone like Samsung will build it and just pay M$ for the privilege.

We're really entering a time of stagnation where smartphones are concerned, sure they'll get a bit faster but there's no real innovation.

In 2009 i was using a E71 running Symbian, when i read about the N900 and Maemo i was truly excited about the possibilities.

I bought it and still use it. I'm a guy who likes the latest gadgets, if there truly was anything better out there that was worth having, i'd have bought it.

The ongoing patent wars between Apple, Google, Motorola, Nokia, Microsoft etc, will drag out over the next few years. Microsoft rarely lose out in these battles.

This is how they'll leverage Windows Phone, by crippling the opposition legally. They were never going to gain market share by having a great platform.

Apple are still making profits on Steve Jobs ideas, when Tim Cook starts having his own ideas, that's when Apple will fall away a bit as nothing lasts forever.

It's not too late for Nokia, but they really need to act quickly on replacing Elop. We all know in our hearts that this won't happen though... he'll see his project through and then blame it on sleeping satelites or whatever else pops into his head.

Maemo could have been special, all it needed was a few more devices and possibly a renaming of the OS to something better. Biggest mistake they ever made was dropping it.