Tectonic changes are happening, friends. Very big, long-awaited stuff. Dinosaur mating.
Not long after ousting Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the Nokia CEO, Nokia hires ex-Microsoftie for that role.
On November 8, Windows Phone 7 is out.
The very same day, Symbian Foundation is "suddenly" shrinks.
It's a very tough time for Nokia.
This year certainly wasn't their strongest.
And the next year will be even worse.
Unless they switch the tired horse.
And looking at the jockey, I guess I know where to bet.
3 comments:
Er... the Symbian Foundation has shrunk to zero, effectively. But Symbian, THE OPERATING SYSTEM, is as alive and well as ever. And 99% of its development is still being done by Nokia programmers.
Please learn to tell the two apart!!!
Yes I know the difference - as did Nokia when created SF. Still the news is a blow to community, no matter how sad or happy one may feel. It's all about developers. And they, being "very human", too, like convenient software. It's the lack of focus on human convenience for all those years, that's hurting Nokia now. Not to say that folks have not done a lot of work "under the hood", though...
Told you so. Steve?
Would be interesting to see AllAboutSymbian stats on visits per month, for last 24 months.
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