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That time when Microsoft bought and killed Nokia phone unit
(www.theregister.com)
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It was incredible watching it unfold, even more so from the offices of a smartphone competitor.
Can only imagine, must have been like watching the demise of Myspace or something
Yeah and I do not recall knowing people who thought it would end well. It was universally viewed as a bad move as opposed to developing MeeGo or going Android.
It should’ve ended well. Someone at the top made a huge bungle of it all. Windows phone 7 and 8 were some of the best phones I’ve owned.