Richiy: I warned that Nokia shouldn't sell to Microsoft

vowiski:

That's not entirely true. Accepting Windows Phone OS as its primary OS was the best option for Nokia at that time, considering the fact that it came with a $1B prize from Microsoft and Android was no where future-proof.

Even Google was disappointed after making the biggest business blunder in their history, acquiring Motorola for $12B to propel Android to the next level. It was Samsung, out of no-where who pushed the Android OS to where it is today. The South Korea Company accounts for nearly 70% of the entire Android market-share.

So, I still think it was purely business on the path of Nokia, a big brand forming alliance with the biggest tech company in the world. No one would have predicted the fall of Nokia by that standard, but again... Business is all about risk. Some you succeed and others you fail. Life moves on.

RedBenson: Bros @op, how abt dat thing wey been dey predict football matches? The thing no dey predict matches in this new season? Between Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, who go win d match?

ignis: When other PHONE operating systems were busy upgrading an improving, Microsoft was just being nonchalant.



Gradually, they are fading out of the PHONE market they venture in cause of thier eyes-insect.

Good for them.

olukenzo: .

One other thing I think is hindering some of their products out there now is the hardware design. Which serious minded person buys a red, yellow, green phone? And a square-ish one at that. Even Tecno knows better than making toyish looking phones.

vowiski:

Google acquired Motorola for $12b and sold to Lenovo for $2b, isn't that bad business practice? That's what earned the Motorola deal, Google's worse business deal..

Sunymoore:
Bro ever heard about patent war?

olukenzo: Nokia shot themselves in the foot. At that time they were going to bed with MS, another division would have done android, even AOSP. It would have been Nokia's hardware might + Google's innovative OS. The company would still have been thriving today.

One other thing I think is hindering some of their products out there now is the hardware design. Which serious minded person buys a red, yellow, green phone? And a square-ish one at that. Even Tecno knows better than making toyish looking phones.

Electronzeez:

was motorola the reason why apple.inc file for an infringement??.

Electronzeez:

was motorola the reason why apple.inc file for an infringement??.

SAVEDBABA: d phone colour don't make one look matured

vowiski:

That's not entirely true. Accepting Windows Phone OS as its primary OS was the best option for Nokia at that time, considering the fact that it came with a $1B prize from Microsoft and Android was no where future-proof.

Even Google was disappointed after making the biggest business blunder in their history, acquiring Motorola for $12B to propel Android to the next level. It was Samsung, out of no-where who pushed the Android OS to where it is today. The South Korea Company accounts for nearly 70% of the entire Android market-share.

So, I still think it was purely business on the path of Nokia, a big brand forming alliance with the biggest tech company in the world. No one would have predicted the fall of Nokia by that standard, but again... Business is all about risk. Some you succeed and others you fail. Life moves on.

mrcassanova:


Google acquired Motorola and sold it to Lenovo, even though the acquisition is yet to be fully completed. Google's Android is free for any platform, only this year microsoft dropped the price it asks OEM to pay. Am not really concerned about Microsoft and Google, I am concerned Nokia took that path and ended up being acquired by Microsoft. Since the Microsoft WP Os has been announced, it has failed to attract the much anticipated hype. Samsung took Android to another level, but that OS is still the one to beat.