Yes, I think it has the potential to be a good deal for all concerned (though some Finnish IT journalists have a contrary view, and appear a little bitter and twisted – eg, this one <http://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2013/09/02/nokia-sells-handset-business-to-microsoft-at-a-shockingly-low-price/> from Forbes magazine).
With that arrangement in the wind, don’t you think it would have been a great opportunity to give a Nokia Lumia 920 for all Australian TechEd participants? (cheap, at $350 from Kogan and others) _____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 4:23 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Nokia sells smartphone business to Microsoft It’s pretty amazing that 32,000 people will transfer from Nokia to Microsoft... Could be a great cross-pollination of ideas, marketing skills, etc. Wonder whether there will just be Microsoft Phone or whether they’ll keep (or be allowed to keep) the Lumia brand? Jason Roberts Journeyman Software Developer Twitter: @robertsjason Blog: http://DontCodeTired.com Pluralsight Courses: http://bit.ly/psjasonroberts From: Scott Barnes Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2013 3:14 PM To: ozDotNet Jaded? i'm more of that kid who finishes his meal and thinks "damn it.. i'm still hungry... might go ask for some more.." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lEDDsBKSxU Stephen you're just one of those kids at the table that's going "he should be grateful for this dang gruel... gruel be fine food damnz it be is.." That or that old woman yelling "you boy, back to your place" :) --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: No, I said it. You added your own meaning. :) On 03/09/2013 2:02 PM, "mike smith" <[email protected]> wrote: You say that like it's a bad thing. On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: You sir, are burnt and jaded. Damaged even. :) On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: bwhahahah .. that ..nicely done... Now lets set our watches for: - Elop to make his move to CEO`ness - Nokia Global marketing team (who have actual marketing talent) to be shut down and replaced by Barney & Friends style marketing .. - New Lumia Microsoft Windows Professional 920.1 Release to Everyone but developers... :D --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: Announced yesterday. It will be all over the Australian ICT press in a couple of days L _____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia -- Meski <http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
