Let's try this again. First, my apologies to anyone offended by my first post.
Anyways, the point I was making is that some of the Nokia enthusiasts seem to think Nokia is some Windows Phone savior, when in fact, it's just another OEM pushing it's product. Nokia didn't adopt the Windows Phone OS out of kindness to MS. It adopted the Windows Phone OS because it was DYING. Nokia had no choice, and it saw Windows Phone OS as it's only hope for survival. It was already too far behind other Android OEMs, so Windows Phone OS with the backing of MS was obviously the best choice for NOKIA. So I'm not sure why so many here treat Nokia as if they are a company that was leading the smartphone world and everything was amazing and successful with Symbian but just decided they wanted to support Windows Phone out of the goodness of their hearts.
The other OEMs such as Samsung and HTC, I would say are even more important at this stage. They are the ones who will take Windows Phone to the next stage in market share. The Lumia 800/900 has not been as successful as Nokia and MS needed it to be. Market share is still very incredibly low. So when I hear some of the Nokia enthusiast say things that put down the other OEMs and would rather only have Nokia make Windows Phones, I gotta just shake my head. In fact it was Samsung and HTC that were on the Windows Phone train first. As I said, Nokia only came on as a last ditch effort to save their own skin. I think Samsung and HTC putting in a strong effort with their new devices says a lot about them since everything is great in the Android world for them. Especially for Sammy, they pretty much own the Android Market. They're not some sinking ship, looking for a last attempt to save their company. They're coming on with all their momentum and they're gonna do some real good for the OS. So there's no need for the hate and best to just give them the kudos they deserve. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on any OEM. But I think MS needs all 3 manufacturers. They need to be putting out hardware on all levels.
Again, no offense to any of the Nokia enthusiasts, and nothing wrong with preferring it as they make a great product. But Nokia alone is not gonna give MS the market share to be competitive. And if you truly care about this OS succeeding, I don't see how you can see any different.
Anyways, the point I was making is that some of the Nokia enthusiasts seem to think Nokia is some Windows Phone savior, when in fact, it's just another OEM pushing it's product. Nokia didn't adopt the Windows Phone OS out of kindness to MS. It adopted the Windows Phone OS because it was DYING. Nokia had no choice, and it saw Windows Phone OS as it's only hope for survival. It was already too far behind other Android OEMs, so Windows Phone OS with the backing of MS was obviously the best choice for NOKIA. So I'm not sure why so many here treat Nokia as if they are a company that was leading the smartphone world and everything was amazing and successful with Symbian but just decided they wanted to support Windows Phone out of the goodness of their hearts.
The other OEMs such as Samsung and HTC, I would say are even more important at this stage. They are the ones who will take Windows Phone to the next stage in market share. The Lumia 800/900 has not been as successful as Nokia and MS needed it to be. Market share is still very incredibly low. So when I hear some of the Nokia enthusiast say things that put down the other OEMs and would rather only have Nokia make Windows Phones, I gotta just shake my head. In fact it was Samsung and HTC that were on the Windows Phone train first. As I said, Nokia only came on as a last ditch effort to save their own skin. I think Samsung and HTC putting in a strong effort with their new devices says a lot about them since everything is great in the Android world for them. Especially for Sammy, they pretty much own the Android Market. They're not some sinking ship, looking for a last attempt to save their company. They're coming on with all their momentum and they're gonna do some real good for the OS. So there's no need for the hate and best to just give them the kudos they deserve. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on any OEM. But I think MS needs all 3 manufacturers. They need to be putting out hardware on all levels.
Again, no offense to any of the Nokia enthusiasts, and nothing wrong with preferring it as they make a great product. But Nokia alone is not gonna give MS the market share to be competitive. And if you truly care about this OS succeeding, I don't see how you can see any different.
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