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Nokia and Microsoft Announce Partnership

5 points by jwang815 ↗ HN
Does this mean that the Microsoft is the new leader in the smartphone OS market after it takes on Nokia's 31% market share? It's a 3-horse race now

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rdin
The problem with this is that Nokia has invested a significant amount of resources into its own systems already. If it partners with Microsoft for WP7, Nokia will just be another player in the market with not a whole lot to distinguish itself from other manufacturers, such as Samsung.
tonyshili
It will be interesting to see if Microsoft can use Nokia's international presence to tap into the developing European smart phone market.
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jwang815
There needs to be uniformity in the OS though. I don't think more than 3 can co-exist in the long-term. Users don't want too many options in the OS, but the hardware options is a huge plus.
[dead] abdo67o
>>Users don't want too many options in the OS

why not?

mackeian
Hardware ooption is not a huge plus if you see for performance. Why Apple's products are working so smooth is because of the dedicated hardware.
maguay
Nokia won't be able to ship Windows Phone 7 updates for existing Nokia smartphones, so everything will hinge on how many new Nokia WP7 devices they sell over the next year. If they don't start selling better, it's no net change...