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Subject: Why Nokia Chose Windows Phone
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vamezx 19.02.11 - 04:01pm
They said that talks fell through with Google because they wouldn't allow Google Maps to be removed from Android, in favor of Ovi maps, and that they wouldn't allow Nokia to change how Android handle PIMs 
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n3cipher 19.02.11 - 05:40pm
I mine self don't have an indeep idea of what is going on. But maybe nokia know what they are doing. * +
bobby167 19.02.11 - 05:45pm
That's not the reason. Microsoft was able to offer more money per phone to Nokia. Stephen Elop specifically mentioned that the deal is in billions of dollars. Check out the 4th video from the Announcement day, its available on Nokia Conversations * +
saif7 19.02.11 - 05:46pm
Ovi maps is better then google maps * +
bobby167 19.02.11 - 05:47pm
Android as an OS is free but Google uses it to sell their own services. Google integration comes at a hefty price. Had Nokia gone with free version of Android, they'd have to port all Ovi services and offer them instead of Google Services. Android without Google services is toothless, there was no point of doing this. * +
bobby167 19.02.11 - 05:49pm
Ovi Maps is much better than Google Maps, that's why Microsoft is paying Nokia to use Ovi Maps across all Microsoft services. * +
saif7 19.02.11 - 05:56pm
Ohh yes ,,lets see what microsoft hot now- nokia s brand name ,good navigation system , best camera hard ware .....and what and android have--- google maps with android market ..thumbs down) * +
c.k. 19.02.11 - 06:00pm
Google's Eric Schmidt said in an interview that 'we tried really hard to convince Nokia. 
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