[rbanffy]

> If things were all going to be hunky-dory as you claim,

I don't remember saying that. Nokia was doomed. Now, with Elop, it's even more doomed.

> and got a cash infusion of upwards of a billion for that

That's his only excuse

> All this was needed for survival interim while they rush out new devices. Android would've provided none of that.

Except a viable competitor. WP7 has, so far, failed to gain traction despite Microsoft's efforts. Nobody but Elop is betting on it.

> Atleast with WP7, Nokia is not competing with bargain basement Chinese phones

Do you really believe Motorola, HTC, Samsung and the other Android manufacturers are competing with them?