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		mbreese on Feb 11, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nokia Confirms Microsoft Partnership, New Leadersh... Is it funny that I now think that HP buying Palm was the best business moves made last year? I one fell swoop HP got exclusive rights to a legit smartphone platform where they wouldn't be beholden to any other company. No longer would HP be reliant on Microsoft in mobile. Now, Nokia is going the opposite direction. Sure, Nokia has some important assets to leverage in this partnership. But make no mistake, this is a deal with the devil. I wonder what this means for Qt?

xuki on Feb 11, 2011 [–]

I wish Nokia bought Palm when they had the chance.

However I don't find this deal too bad for Nokia, we don't know the exact terms behind it.

Now the smartphone OS market is getting more and more interesting =).

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