In case anyone wants to hear what he says.

edit: watch it here on your n900: http://www.myeasytv.com/watch/bloomberg-tv

edit- the above link is a live feed not a recording of the interview

Please post on here the whole speech.... ha this should be interesting reading i bet !!!.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...&p1=136&sort=1

http://www.nokia.com/press/media_resources/press-kits

http://www.thomson-webcast.net/uk/di...a700d8098a3473

btw.
Press material is already there.

Yawn..Just read whole announcement...


---From press kit zip, PDF-file copy paste--
Under the proposed partnership:
- Nokia would adopt Windows Phone as its principal smartphone strategy, innovating on top of the platform in areas such as imaging, where Nokia is a market leader.

- Nokia would help drive the future of Windows Phone. Nokia would contribute its expertise on hardware design, language support, and help bring Windows Phone to a larger range of price points, market segments and geographies.

- Nokia and Microsoft would closely collaborate on joint marketing initiatives and a shared development roadmap to align on the future evolution of mobile products.

- Bing would power Nokia’s search services across Nokia devices and services, giving customers access to Bing’s next generation search capabilities. Microsoft adCenter would provide search advertising services on Nokia’s line of devices and services.

- Nokia Maps would be a core part of Microsoft’s mapping services. For example, Maps would be integrated with Microsoft’s Bing search engine and adCenter advertising platform to form a unique local search and advertising experience

- Nokia’s extensive operator billing agreements would make it easier for consumers to purchase Nokia Windows Phone services in countries where credit-card use is low.

- Microsoft development tools would be used to create applications to run on Nokia Windows Phones, allowing developers to easily leverage the ecosystem’s global reach.

- Nokia’s content and application store would be integrated with Microsoft Marketplace for a more compelling consumer experience.

"Today, developers, operators and consumers want compelling mobile products, which include not only the device, but the software, services, applications and customer support that make a great experience," Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO, said at a joint news conference in London. "Nokia and Microsoft will combine our strengths to deliver an ecosystem with unrivalled global reach and scale. It’s now a three-horse race."

"I am excited about this partnership with Nokia," said Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft CEO. "Ecosystems thrive when fueled by speed, innovation and scale. The partnership announced today provides incredible scale, vast expertise in hardware and software innovation and a proven ability to execute."
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i wonder if bloomberg will ask them about the plummiting stock price?

So, everyone still remember the worried discussions on this forum back when Elop was hired? Former Microsoft guy? So it turned out that the worriers were right and the "it'll be alright" folks were wrong (I stayed neutral in that discussion).

Management killed Maemo due to extreme incompetence, and here's the result. A jump into the abyss. Nothing good will come out of this, not for consumers and not for Nokia.

time of interview has changed to 11.20am london time. will now include steve balmer.