Thread: W-T-F.. Elop wins an award
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switch-hitter is offline switch-hitter
2013-07-04 , 18:43
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Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
It is possible the crash was coming with or without Elop.
Provide some concrete evidence please. Symbian sales were growing right up until Elop's 'burning platforms' memo. Where is the evidence NOKIA were facing this level of meltdown without Elop's intervention?


Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
It would be difficult for one person to 'destroy' the company so thoroughly.
The most likely outcome of exclusively adopting an OS that's already a proven failure is failure, don't you agree?


Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
I agree that Windows Phone is better choice than Android. Not because Microsoft is better than Google, but because Android is already ubiquitous, and Windows Phone is 'exotic'. In other words, supporting Windows Phone allowed Nokia to stand out, which would have been impossible with Android.
I'd say that's the complete opposite of reality, Google allows manufacturer customisations, Microsoft does not. Other manufacturers had already made Windows Phones, the reason they weren't 'ubiquitous' was because the market had already spoken.

Whose Windows Phones 'stand out' to you?