it's a valid point of course. and more people needs to know it.
i wonder if you know the other details
Nokia CEO stephen elop joined nokia from
microsoft.
there are strong beliefs in the market that this is just a long term strategy from microsoft to ruin nokia before they go for the kill.
so do not be surprised if in a couple of years time (if not within this year itself) you would see microsoft acquiring the
smartphone division of nokia.
Never fully understood the logic behind that rumoured strategy of Microsoft.
I mean the theory is, ruin Nokia > Buy it at low valuation when it's totally ruined, loss making > Start building it again > Make it profitable > All this through Win Phone 7 and Later Platforms.
And spend a few billions in that exercise!!!
Why not spend fraction of those billions directly in making Win Phone 7 Platform feature rich, competitive V/s
Android & iOS, Let more OEM adopt it, Larger Marketshare.. Mission accomplished!
Some may say.. because of Nokia Hardware, but Hardware is somewhat commoditized now a days. Software will count ultimately. If Nokia Hardware had so much edge, it would never have been in the dire straits in the first place.