Nokia Conversations interview with Steve and Stephen.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/...eaders/?mobile

I must say Ballmer does come across as somewhat annoying.

However, in my mind what has happened is pretty straight forward.

At some stage Nokia came to the realisation that it was unlikely that Symbian or MeeGo would become the so-called third ecosystem. Remember they would be competing fiercely against Apple, Google, Microsoft and HP.

Nokia's option was then to catalyse (i.e WP7) or join (i.e. Android) an ecosystem. And Nokia clearly feel there is far greater synergy/potential with Microsoft.

I believe that there is a strong possibility (especially now with Nokia 100% on board) that Windows Phone will become the 3rd ecosystem. This does not mean that there is no space for other players (Symbian, MeeGo, WebOS), it simply means that they'll most likely become niche segments.

The decision has been made. It is irreversible. There is no turning back. If you want a mainstream smartphone surrounded by a large ecosystem, your options are iOS, Android and ultimately WP.