What did it cost to get Nokia to adopt Microsoft Windows Phone 7 as the OS for its new smartphones?
March 9, 2011
What did it cost to get Nokia to pick Microsoft Windows Phone 7 over Google Android as the OS for its new smartphones? According to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek report published yesterday, it will ultimately cost a cool billion dollars. That’s the kind of stakes we’re talking about in an apps-driven world, where the income from the apps is ultimately worth more than the income from the operating system.
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