...and no, it's not about killing Windows Phone, but other stuff.
The Canadian site Mobilesyrup spoke to him and got the following (article below):
1. Nokia/Elop intentionally dropped the ball in 2013, the Nokia X was a lure for Microsoft and was designed, by intention, to dilute Windows Phone/Lumia growth. This was my suspicion from day one, the device just didn't make any sense (same price as the L520, same markets). And of course the lack of compelling Lumia handsets and push throughout the year.
2. Some carriers definitely do seem to have a problem with Microsoft. Nadella supposedly learned that China Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone and others are out for Microsoft, for some reason.
3. Internal screw-ups and external madness will ultimately, with time, result in Microsoft shutting down the handset manufacturing business, at least under Nadella. The recent spate of layoffs will likely prohibit Microsoft from producing Lumia handsets as cheaply as Nokia did (who did control the supply-chain line).
Tomi Ahonen explains the Microsoft Nokia mess | MobileSyrup.com
With the above said...only two words come to mind for all those responsible for WP not succeeding when it should have, the second word is "you" and the first word rhymes with "duck" but starts with the same letter as the word "failure", which I hope you lot feel one day.
The Canadian site Mobilesyrup spoke to him and got the following (article below):
1. Nokia/Elop intentionally dropped the ball in 2013, the Nokia X was a lure for Microsoft and was designed, by intention, to dilute Windows Phone/Lumia growth. This was my suspicion from day one, the device just didn't make any sense (same price as the L520, same markets). And of course the lack of compelling Lumia handsets and push throughout the year.
2. Some carriers definitely do seem to have a problem with Microsoft. Nadella supposedly learned that China Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone and others are out for Microsoft, for some reason.
3. Internal screw-ups and external madness will ultimately, with time, result in Microsoft shutting down the handset manufacturing business, at least under Nadella. The recent spate of layoffs will likely prohibit Microsoft from producing Lumia handsets as cheaply as Nokia did (who did control the supply-chain line).
Tomi Ahonen explains the Microsoft Nokia mess | MobileSyrup.com
With the above said...only two words come to mind for all those responsible for WP not succeeding when it should have, the second word is "you" and the first word rhymes with "duck" but starts with the same letter as the word "failure", which I hope you lot feel one day.