I probably wouldn’t have much of a chance for a strategy change to begin with. We don't know the exact details, but Elop signed some kind of agreement with Microsoft and that is binding. Irrespective on whoever is the CEO. From the little we know, its pretty obvious that at least on the short term there wouldn't be any change. The agreement is binding and any change, even if we forget the agreement, would take time.

For a "ready" technology it takes quite a bit of time to get it into market. Think about just all the radio transmission safety work and getting the approval for a phone from European and American regulators to sell a phone. That is 6 months or so and Nokia isn't even there. To hire the people required for change, to have them produce something, to have that approved for markets and to have apps for market and so forth...game over for Nokia.

I suppose what I'm wondering is this: Why does anyone even care anymore? The best Nokia can hope for is that Microsoft succeeds and Nokia becomes the mobile Dell. For everything else it’s too late. No resources left for Nokia to develop anything else, no time left, no ideas left. Nothing left for anything else.

I just read on Engadget that there is a rumour about Facebook buying Nokia. That would actually be good. I’m saying that as a resident of Espoo. Not a Nokian, but still as someone whose community is highly dependent on whatever happens to Nokia. That is how far, or how low, Nokia has gone. It would good, if FB bought Nokia. At least something for shareholders and for Nokia employees.

Fake up fanbois. Both the brand and the spirit of Nokia are long dead. Stop beating the dead horse. It only gets the flies and that terrible smell up in the air.