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If I was in SE's shoes I would be very nervous about developing further WM phones. How would you like to spend time and money developing a WM device and while marketing it, be overshadowed by an announcement that the platform is being dropped?
Symbian is a OS foundation now, does this mean that Office Mobile will be available to all the SF members? That's not how I read the announcement. With WM's future uncertain should SE sign a deal with M$ for Symbian access to Office Mobile too or let Nokia gain an advantage in the business Smartphone market?
The best option for SE could very well be Android but sales of Android devices have yet to make a dent against the established leaders in the platform race.
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Posted: 2009-08-15 07:35:31
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^ couldnt agree more.
Anyway i hope this MSOffice is a lot better than Quickoffice. Saw one of my mates had set up his whole time table for lectures on his TouchDiamond even when we were at highschool last year he had done it, think he was using Excel? Anyway would love to have that on my S60.
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Posted: 2009-08-15 09:22:26
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where did it mention anyone dropping anything?
the announcement is about microsoft making Office for Symbian handsets... and i'm sure itll be for a nice hefty license fee per handset. Symbian has largest market share so it makes sense... I just cant see an announcement anywhere that microsoft are only using symbian or are dropping anything!!!
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Posted: 2009-08-15 09:30:32
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@voda jon
Nothing has been dropped yet but the questions are rightly being asked. Why would Microsoft give away it's competitive advantage and give consumers an extra reason to buy a Symbian device?
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Posted: 2009-08-15 14:03:00
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this swows how nokia flip-flopping. at first they hate ms to the bone, mind you.. yet when they saw good prospect, they change their mind. bleh.. money doesn't smell, indeed..
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Posted: 2009-08-26 08:12:00
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NOKIA hated MS?
i didnt know companies could "hate" each other.
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Posted: 2009-08-29 09:36:01
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