[dayglored]

Despite their losing position in the phone market, Microsoft talked Nokia into their bed because Nokia was even worse off. But like the real-life analogy, no matter how desperate you are for a bed-mate, it's always a bad idea to seduce somebody worse off than yourself. You only get dragged down farther and faster.

I think more details of the analogy are unnecessary....

I hope Microsoft gets smart enough to throw Nokia under the bed. That's probably what this announcement Monday is about, at least indirectly.

[rawhide]

Nokia + Microsoft is akin to Kmart + Sears. The alliance is not going to work out for good.

[publius911]

I hope Microsoft gets smart enough to throw Nokia under the bed. That's probably what this announcement Monday is about, at least indirectly.

Looking at the positive side (seems like kicking people while they're down is a common recreational sport in Obamaland, and even here in FR)

Microsoft probably is the only company with the financial resources to pull it off, resuscitating Nokia.