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minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months 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-squarerumba@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months 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.
IMO, Nokia’s bread and butter was the hardware and the simplicity. The phone apps were just Java.
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