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minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 day agoNokia didn’t suddenly go all in on Windows Phone, they were bought by Microsoft. There were only ever like 2 phones that used MeeGo. Nokia primarily used an OS called Symbian before they were bought out.
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 hours agoNokia switched to Windows Phone in 2011, just before the N9 came out. They weren’t bought by MS until 2014. And yes, I know about Symbian. Meego was their intended replacement for it.
minus-squarerumba@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 hours agoIMO, Nokia’s bread and butter was the hardware and the simplicity. The phone apps were just Java.
Nokia didn’t suddenly go all in on Windows Phone, they were bought by Microsoft.
There were only ever like 2 phones that used MeeGo. Nokia primarily used an OS called Symbian before they were bought out.
Nokia switched to Windows Phone in 2011, just before the N9 came out. They weren’t bought by MS until 2014.
And yes, I know about Symbian. Meego was their intended replacement for it.
IMO, Nokia’s bread and butter was the hardware and the simplicity. The phone apps were just Java.
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