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June 21, 2012 05:59 pm GMT
Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has had a hard time getting his company to jump off the 'burning platform' onto the Windows Phone ship, and in their haste to do something quick they made a crucial compromise.The first Nokia handsets running Windows Phone would remain stuck on version 7 with no upgrade path to WP8, a fact, according to our sources, that the Finnish handset maker was made aware of when it signed on last year.And in doing so, the company left itself exposed to the 'Osborne-effect' but this time at Redmond's making.
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Jumping Off The Burning Platform: Nokia Knew It Was Stuck On WP7 When It Signed On
Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has had a hard time getting his company to jump off the 'burning platform' onto the Windows Phone ship, and in their haste to do something quick they made a crucial compromise.The first Nokia handsets running Windows Phone would remain stuck on version 7 with no upgrade path to WP8, a fact, according to our sources, that the Finnish handset maker was made aware of when it signed on last year.And in doing so, the company left itself exposed to the 'Osborne-effect' but this time at Redmond's making.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5a7LEKJWxx0/
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