Hi Dan

Nokia could easily succeed if they opened their hardware specification to allow a true opensource implementation with no binary blobs.

At that point market forces would answer the question of whether the Windows platform had a future as there would then be ample opportunity for 3rd party software vendors to implement whatever they believe customers want.

Jolla, Maemo, Firefox ... YukBuntu whatever

Nokia could easily regain the top player spot almost over night.

Clearly following a closed source mentality will not play catchup to the more open Android, even Apple is struggling to stay relevant and it is only the weight of the Appstore ecosystem Apple built earlier that keeps them floating which is something the Windows platform just doesn't have.

Now Apple have broken the ease of use of the Appstore they are starting to lose headway.

Open will always win in the end.

rgds