Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

I said get on board with Jolla. I also said Jolla's trying to pave a new way for themselves, cutting themselves away from legacy Nokia features.

Hence, I'll summarize in bullet points:
- Jolla wants to be disruptive, knows its too small to be able to
- Nokita wants the "old ways" back
- If Nokita is really that big/powerful, backing Jolla would be disruptive
- We're not sure if Nokita wants to be disruptive, or if they just want the good olde days
- If Nokita is successful in buying Nokia, then Nokia will become a late runner to the me-too camp and they'll fail (unless crazy marketing and mindshare)
- Thus, Nokita would fail and it wouldn't affect the market one way or another

Its big business. I hope I was clear enough.

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

They should put money behind real innovation. Jolla doesn't have it. Not sure who has it at this point.

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

Jolla only have 80 employees, they don't have to achieve huge volumes to be a viable profitable company. How do you define 'success'?

A partnership with LG could be a fast track to the big league though. If the G2 had Sailfish on it I'd be at Carphone Warehouse tomorrow morning.


As for outbidding Microsoft for NOKIA... Why? What a mess you'd be getting yourself into now. Elop has destroyed the smart devices division and doomed the mobile phone division too. Who'd want to buy that wreckage?

I'd rather see what's left of NOKIA joining forces with BlackBerry, then you'd have a top notch OS, high calibre enterprise services, best of breed mapping/navigation, PureView imaging technology and a potent patent portfolio to boot.

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

For once, we agree. Not sure who's being innovative at the moment. Guess we just have to be patient and see who'll be that group/company.

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

Awwwwwww....we agree!!!

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

Thanks for the genuine laugh tonight. LOL

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

I do not know it it works this way, but I'd be happy to see MS up their offer on NMP if they feel that somebody else is coming out to bid for it.
It's already pretty much ruined so it does not matter in the end who gets the pieces it but I'd really like to see MS milked for the full value :D

Re: Millionaire crowdfunding effort to outbid MS for Nokia, make Linux, Android and Windows devices - video
 

A bid from Microsoft is a lot like licking the sandwich and giving everybody that knowing look that it's yours. Nobody wants Nokia now that Microsoft wants it.