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Check out the study to find out more. That leaves more time to develop applications that add and integrate with the operating system, thus increasing the value as opposed to wasting time changing things just for the sake of differentiation. It looks so extremely out of place. The styling is all off. Yes, Nokia could put some developers to work and hire some designers to fix it, but no matter how much Android evolves, an inherit problem with the open-source nature of the operating system is that nothing will ever really be coherent.
On the other hand, Windows Phone follows a consistent design language codenamed Metro that maintains a cohesive look throughout both the operating system as well as third party apps. Plus, the Windows Phone design UI offers a more personal and effortless way of customizing the device.
Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into competing as a full computing ecosystem. Apple and Google have been excelling in those areas. Bing has forced Google to start innovating with their web search results again and has been gaining market share itself.
Nokia could tap into these other markets and has already since Microsoft has implemented Nokia Maps into Bing, Windows 8 Maps app, and even Facebook.
Google has very little presence in the living room, too. Sure, that seems like an option, but some could also see that as an identity crisis or lack of commitment. Nokia wants to build its brand around Windows Phone and bring some real competition to the table. They want to put up a fight and concentrate their efforts on making something better than Android. There are several gaming laptops on sale over at Amazon.
In its latest quarter to the end of May BlackBerry shipped 6. Certainly there will be more Windows Phone 8 handsets out there than BB10 handsets; however there could be some way to go to beat the 75m BlackBerry subscribers worldwide, as Windows Phone has only shipped about 30m handsets in total. But for those who were wondering why Nokia didn't go with Android, Elop's reasoning is pretty clear: he and his team reckoned that Samsung would be well-placed because of its manufacturing capability and history in the mobile space to dominate, which would leave no room for anyone else.
It's impossible to know, of course, whether it was the right decision - but at least we know why it was made. This article is more than 8 years old. The chief executive of Nokia says that business analysis back in pointed to the scenario that has played out in the Android business - and he's pleased with his choice.
Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop, left, and Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer announcing in January that the Finnish firm would use the Windows mobile system in its handsets.
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