A lot of people were shocked when Nokia announce its partnership with Microsoft last February 11, a collaboration not only adopting Windows Mobile 7 as an operating system to add up to the present ecosystem but totally ditching out its long time partner Symbian in favor of the other in a year's time.
To be very honest, the scenario still doesn't sinked-in to me, why Nokia can afford to abandon something that made them who they are at the moment and why they cannot run and maintain several operating systems just like other manufacturers do and leave everything as it is.
We have a local famous precept here in my country wrote by our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal "Ang hindi lumingon sa pinangalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan!" to translate, the person who doesn't look back and honor his/her past cannot achieve future success... I hope this doesn't come true for Nokia who would kill Symbian and betray its million of followers.
Given the scenario and the thousands of Nokia Symbian fanatics that feels abandoned, how could Nokia remain relevant when the time comes? Well, I'm not sure because of the current state of reasoning the company have at the moment, they would rather want to leave millions of Symbian users and gain a few in exchange so I couldn't see any relevance of the company in the future. They will loss the millions of hard Symbian fanatics they have at the moment if everything is unchanged.
I know they have already issued statement retracting the sudden death scenario of Symbian saying that developments will continue on a given period of time but would it be better if Nokia continues to develop Symbian and make it an elite proprietor Operating System? It wouldn't be Nokia's main weapon to battle against iOS or Android at the moment but its weapon in the future as they will let it evolve to become a sophisticated operating system of the future by hiring the best engineers and developers. It would be best to spent millions than loss millions of followers, the very people who would be willing to adopt windows mobile 7 for a breath of fresh air if treated significantly.
The Nokia and Microsoft partnership won't last forever being two different companies, there will come a point that both will separate and when that time comes at least Nokia will have something to fall back into. This will make them relevant in the coming years, to dream about the future while dwelling at the present and looking at the past as a guide.
Feb 19, 2011
How Nokia Could Remain Relevant In A Years Time
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