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dlalonde That's actually the opposite of what I would have tought. I thought that buying Nokia would harm the other OEMs. I thought Microsoft would try to monopolize the market with their own brand.
Well, I don't have any insider information. All I can do is speculate on what little Satya Nadella said publicly. I was a bit disturbed by his statement not to have any intention to compete with other hardware manufacturers though. I too assumed Microsoft would continue the Lumia legacy, but with the full power and integration of Microsoft behind the Windows Phone ecosystem.
I suppose time will tell if Nokia/Lumia is still the go-to Windows Phone manufacturer for people looking for quality and innovation this autumn. Microsoft certainly don't seem scared of competing with other hardware manufacturers with their Surface line-up.