Wow. They aren't taking this very well are they? lol
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:00 AM, David Burela <[email protected]> wrote: > Nokia business plan generator > http://nokiaplanx.com/ > -David Burela > > On 15 February 2011 10:22, Scott Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well Elop's a pretty stubborn guy by all accounts and him being 7th >> largest share holder at Microsoft + having ties with Steve Ballmer i >> think this whole relationship is Microsoft's way of bailing out Nokia >> without raising consent decree / European union flags. Its almost like >> Steve B said down Elop and said " I need you to take one for the team, >> go be the CEO of Nokia and lets try Pink Studio again only this time >> with an established brand". >> >> I'd say Nokia is under a "new day" leadership and given Elop's past >> success (which is really all you can bank on atm for Nokia) he may >> turn the "burning platform" into a patio deck with a good view :D (heh >> metaphor abuse). Having a hardware provider produce a phone that is >> strongly influenced by Microsoft teams could be the kick up this >> freaky phone needs as consumer wise the current state of play isn't >> working as well as they predicted (if any of you raise the 2million >> units figure i'll slap you :D). >> >> Under Elop Macromedia had the motto "Experience Matters" so i'm >> thinking this guy has his finger on the right set of pulses it just >> will be a test to see if he can marshal Nokia employees to back his >> play. He turned Macromedia from a small software company into a >> 3.4billion acquisition and arguably thanks to his efforts Adobe is 10x >> stronger as a brand today. He's a very disruptive business man for >> rich platform markets (devices + desktop) ... >> >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Scott Barnes >> http://www.riagenic.com >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:48 AM, David Connors <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 14 February 2011 10:43, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Good news for WP7 I reckon – >> >> >> >> Nokia partners with Microsoft, adopts Windows Phone 7 >> >> >> >> Nokia will make Windows Phone 7 its primary smartphone OS and partner >> >> with >> >> Microsoft on mobile ads and mapping >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/376389/nokia_partners_microsoft_adopts_windows_phone_7/?eid=-255&uid=8071 >> > >> > I'd be surprised if this stays as Nokia's corporate direction. Their >> > stock >> > crapped out 14% on the news and over a thousand staff walked out in >> > response. >> > This is going to be extraordinarily interesting to watch from the >> > sidelines. >> > -- >> > David Connors | [email protected] | www.codify.com >> > Software Engineer >> > Codify Pty Ltd >> > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 >> > 417 >> > 189 363 >> > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors >> > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact >> > >> > > >
