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mikecomputing | # 541 | 2011-02-10, 18:42 | Report

Originally Posted by cBeam View Post

U.S. main street media takes it for granted that Nokia goes WP7. Looks like the stock market does not like that so much, Nokia shares are down in NY more than 6%. MSFT is also down, but less than 2% currently.

Does this mean WP7 does even not please the investor crowd? So, who will win if Nokia and MSFT tie up? Well , Apple, Motorola, and RIM are up on the stock market.

Not saying that Wall Street is right, but at least I find it interesting that Nokia sells off while Elop tries to turn the ship around to improve shareholder value. Just saying...

I hoope it will half the shares if this rumors are true

mikecomputing | # 542 | 2011-02-10, 18:46 | Report

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post

Mostly because ASUS was wholly incompetent in setting up the distro (how do you ship something with an OS that didn't have drivers for the integrated wifi) and Microsoft cut the price to ensure Linux got pushed out.

But in the end, not everyone wants to be beholden to the Microsoft Monopoly.

Well it was all the same for the "followers" I mean do you see any netbook today runing Linux? I dont, atleast not in my country

So Microsoft still has monopoly...

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tissot | # 543 | 2011-02-10, 18:47 | Report

Yes i have heard the webOS rumor and that's actually the OS change Nokia could make where i would not leave them immediately.
Mikecomputing If Nokia would start shipping webos phones you would be certain to get them in Sweden.

But really not expecting it to happen. Damn it's great to see this whole thing end finally tomorrow and i truly hope no OS changes will happen and i still got good feeling that that's the case.

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mikecomputing | # 544 | 2011-02-10, 18:48 | Report

Originally Posted by Stonik View Post

Ok, then it's probably just an accident, that the first thing the mention in in their MWC website is MeeGo.

http://www.intelatmwc2011.com/

Ofcourse they do, again its a "strategic game" btw. They also said they will show Android/WP7.

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mikecomputing | # 545 | 2011-02-10, 18:50 | Report

Originally Posted by NvyUs View Post

why would you want QT= Apple QuickTime on your device or is it you really mean Qt= Cute?

Meee Qt ofcourse :-D

mbo | # 546 | 2011-02-10, 18:56 | Report

If Nokia chooses WP7, Google has won. WP7 is no competitor to Android.

maniacattack | # 547 | 2011-02-10, 19:02 | Report

Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post

really? when?

1992 by IBM with a phone called SIMON.

RFS-81 | # 548 | 2011-02-10, 19:36 | Report

Originally Posted by mbo View Post

If Nokia chooses WP7, Google has won. WP7 is no competitor to Android.

Not today, probably not in near future. But they will keep trying.. and have the tendency to get things right eventually (look at Windows 7). "Winning" against Microsoft is a matter of decades, not days.

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droitwichgas | # 549 | 2011-02-10, 19:55 | Report

Quim Gil is hinting at a try up with WebOS via is Twitter accont and we already know Stskeeps has mention WebOS on here, seeing as those two should know meego more than most it must now be a fair chance a tie in with WebOS will be announced tomorrow.

Quim also states "Check HPs shipment dates announced yesterday. Wait few hours for the Nokia plans." which seems to imply Elop will announce full details of the new meego handsets tomorrow?

http://twitter.com/quimgil

That means either the the WP7 stories were a complete red herring or Elop will annouce a long term plan to replace symbian with WP7, leaving meego/WebOS for the top end smartphones. Alternatively he could just annouce a bigger tie in with Microsoft for Office etc on Nokia handsets in the future.

qole | # 550 | 2011-02-10, 19:58 | Report

The WP7 stories weren't red herrings, they are nothing but hot-air speculation.

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