Goodbye Nokia! Mission accomplished Elop, you have destroyed Nokia and return back to Microsoft (fastest collapse of a industry market leader in the history of mankind)

[Alby_da_Wolf]

NiKKoM said:

Alby_da_Wolf said
Not wanting to directly develop Symbian anymore, but wanting to keep its user base, making it become a customised environment on a barebone Android or even more basic Linux system could have been a far better solution, avoiding WP bloating and hit on battery life that surely made existing user base unhappy, while Android could have provided all the developments and new features Nokia wasn't able or willing to add directly.

Thats actually the almost reason why Nokia didn't go with Android.. Nokia wanted to add their stuff to android but Google wouldn't let them
Google was laying down the rules and Nokia was prevented to add stuff to android

Continueing with Symbian wasn't an option.. It was old and not third party friendly.. The developement of Meego really was behind.. They expected to release 3 meego phones till 2014.. 3! it was bug infested and just not ready..

 

People should read this article about what of a mess Elop found when he started at Nokia

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_24/b4232056703101.htm#p1

About a Nokia ignoring the iPhone how a touchscreen wouldn't work cause they already tried it, not noticing that android was taking the low and mid range segment, slow development of Meego etc

Yep, I had a vague memory of it, back then I was still considering a smartphone only in a quite remote future... And that was really VERY STUPID of Google to do that!!!
Still, while offering Windows Phone as ONE of the choices would have been a good move, more choice is always good, even without Android Nokia should have saved Symbian turning it into an environment on a Linux barebone OS (back then, although scattered through countless customised versions, it was the most widespread OS for mid and low-range smartphones), it would have cost less, allowed better and easier development of new features and 3rd party apps and kept happy and faithful the old user base.
Anyhow, I guess Nokia only has to blame itself for putting itself in such a rotten situation, but the solution they chose is anything but the best one, the simple fact they once were giants and now, even after this "cure" or "rescue", they sold the cellphone division for a sum that is still very low not only for what it was used to be worth, but also for what it's worth now and what it could be if properly valorized, is the proof.