Apple and Samsung account for 103% of mobile profits for FY2012

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disolitude said:

Now that I think about this, I think Nokia made the right choice going with Windows Phone.

Back in early 2011 when this decision is made, they were already late to the Android party and had a choice of being servant in heaven or a king in hell... They chose to rule the wasteland and are now by far the market leader on Windows Phone. Of course the 1 billion dollars per year Microsoft gave them made it a no contest. They would have to sell over 10 million high end Android Lumia's to make 1 billion dollars profit.

The fact they are profitable already and Windows Phone hasn't even taken off is a good sign. Even if in a few years time WP tops out at 10% smartphone marketshare which I think is highly possible...7% will be Nokia's.

It's still a gamble that could backfire, if Microsoft ditches the mobile business entirely or pulls some other crap like goes Android themselves lol.

I agree completely that Nokia was better off going WinPho than Android. Even back in those days, it was only Samsung and HTC making money. All the other OEMs were struggling. Though there is the question of whether Nokia might have been better off re-focusing on its own software. We can only wonder.

And I don't see MS ditching mobile unless their entire business collapses. They know mobile is the future, and they can't afford not to be a part of it, even if it takes years of burning cash to do it. This is more important than their fight against Google in online search, and look how much they've spent on that.