Nokia gets into bed with Microsoft

[pctech]

To date I've had

On One2One
Ericsson S868 (best phone ever but a brick by today's standards)
Sagem MW936 (worst phone ever, kept losing signal even in an open outdoor space in Covent Garden, learned later from colleague that used to work for One2One that it had duff software to begin with, had to keep rebooting it)
On Virgin
Nokia 3310 (Good little phone)
Nokia 3510i (not bad but ring was so muffled couldn't hear it in a noisy place)
Samsung A800 (returned after one week as kept losing signal)
Motorola C350 (sold as the buttons hurt my thumbs when texting or dialling)
Motorola V600 (nice phone but dire software, kept deciding to stop receiving SMS even though inbox was empty, had to do master reset)
Nokia 6230i (very good phone but wanted to switch networks from Virgin to O2 but thanks to Virgin cock up by giving me the wrong code it ended up locked to them)

On O2
SE W300i (nice little flip phone but had some software issues)
SE K800i (on a par with the S868)
Nokia 6700 Silver (good phone but sold as wanted to dabble with touch screens)
Nokia 5800 (way too chunky for my liking)
Nokia 6700 Black (current, good phone)

[Simon]

My first phone was also a Philips, but I think it was a C something or other.  I then had an NEC flipper, then a Sony J70, Nokia 6310i, SE K700i, SE K750i, SE K800i, Nokia N82, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC HD2, and currently, iPhone 3GS. 

[Simon]

Nokia's CEO said its recent alliance with Microsoft will be worth billions to the ailing mobile phone maker.

Nokia announced last week that it was teaming up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple in the smartphone market by using Windows Phone 7 on its handsets.

"Microsoft is contributing to Nokia substantial monetary value," Stephen Elop said in a presentation ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

"Some people interpret that to be in the millions or tens of millions," said Elop, who left Microsoft to take the helm of Nokia in September.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/365230/microsoft-deal-worth-billions-to-nokia

[Rik]

I wonder why Nokia hasn't asked the question "where does that leave us?"

[Simon]

With billions?

[Rik]

Wait till MS ask for their pound of flesh.

[Technical Ben]

Wait till MS ask for their pound of flesh.

Will they care while cruising along on their personal yacht? 

[Rik]

Possibly not, Ben.

[pctech]

You never know, their Windows powered phone might be so good it'll Nokia socks off 

[Simon]

[Rik]

Seconded.

[pctech]