Nokia Deal May Not Fix Microsoft's Mobile Struggles: 10 Reasons Why

Now they need to make an Android version. that would be killer

I switched over to the Nokia windows phone and prefer it hands down to i phone....one of the major reasons is the "trust" factor mentioned in the above article. Nokia and Microsoft have been much more accommodating than apple ever was. My Apple products break and need upgrading nearly once a year. From my first Nokia phone in 2000 to my latest Nokia phone, I have never had technical/hardware issues like I have with Apple.

Wow, if I were a M$FT hater, I couldn't have written a more biased article. NT Kernel is very multicore-friendly, but also pretty lightweight when it comes to operating overhead on ARM. Previous commenter got that 100% right. And, obviously you haven't done your homework - quad- and even hex-core WinPhones are coming. But as long as Android continues with the system model in use today, it will almost always require more overhead than WinPhone. And, furthermore - since iOS doesn't really multi-thread, how about an "apples-to-apples" comparison? Nah, that would require actually doing some research. VERY US-CENTRIC article, also. Nokia has a LARGE following outside the US. So, yeah - I guess if you totally ignore the rest of the world, it looks pretty bad for Nokia in North America. And what about that old bugaboo, battery life? The only Android phone worth considering in that category is the Motorola Droid Maxx (and you should see all the hardware majik Moto had to perform to make that one work). Nokia users regularly get over 24h useful battery life. Part of that is due to not needing so many cores to perform well.

I agree with most of the points. However, the hardware point is wrong: Nokia has among the best reputations in the difficult mobile phone market. The perception of Apple's capabilities in hardware, for example, are misplaced and warped because of the broader ecosystem they package their devices with. In fact, Apple hardware leaves a lot to be desired... they have had a series of problems with connectors, antenna coupling, sensors and switchers... if hardware is the focus, claiming Nokia is at a deficit is bogus or unaware. Another factor is the pace of development and how the different players are organized and function to deliver the innovations needed to be competitive. Of course all must do that through harnessing third party developers. However, a major problem with Microsoft vs. Apple, even more so Google, is that these companies have been able to deliver new and upgraded OS at 3-4X the rate as Microslow. The entire ecosystem must be plugged in to accommodate and add to changes in the core OS... Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and other major suppliers have contributed as open source developments to the Android OS applications environment to a degree that not typical for the Microsoft OS ecosystem. Nokia was mired in its similar proprietary ecosystem until forced to look outside that. And they never have captured similar momentum with 3rd party developers. When you think about it, this is a funny situation: Microsoft is jumping over to Apple's proprietary hardware model with hopes of developing a similarly robust 3rd party content and apps ecosystem.. and while competing with those who might use MS OS. Google has become the vanguard of open OS and apps that works across hardware suppliers... the "PC business model" in a fashion.

Who is paint for this. Last article I read from eweek. Last couple months have been full of such articles from eweek. This is why many people won't get a chance to experience the best phones on the market. Almost all people I know who have Android or iPhone impressed by my Lumia.