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by _pmf_ 3984 days ago
> That said I completely agree that the N9 was the best phone Nokia ever made and that Windows Phone was a catastrophic decision that should tarnish the career of every executive at Nokia who supported it and refused to change course when it was obviously failing.

I think the Lumia line is the best thing that ever came out of Nokia, after all the home grown crap-OS at Nokia before.

"Symbian ... no, let's do Qt ... actually MeeGo will be great; really! Aww shucks, it sucked, too."

Please don't blame your downfall on Microsoft.

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If you don't want the parent to blame Microsoft, I'll be happy to do it for them.

Stephen Elop was working for Microsoft's interests long before he ever joined the organization.

Nokia was the best steward of Qt, and I'm glad MS didn't get their hands on it when they had the chance.