Microsoft and Nokia Finally Sign Definitive Agreement

Posted by Soulskill on Friday April 22, 2011 @12:57AM from the do-not-go-gentle-into-obsolescence dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft and Nokia yesterday announced the signing of a definitive agreement regarding their global mobile ecosystem partnership. We already know that Microsoft and Nokia will work together to reach out to developers, but the two have agreed to make Windows Phone developer registration free for all Nokia developers. There are also plans to open a new Nokia-branded global application store that leverages the Windows Phone Marketplace infrastructure so that developers can publish and distribute applications through a single developer portal to consumers that use Windows Phone, Symbian, and Series 40 devices. Lastly, Nokia will contribute its expertise in operator billing to ensure participants in the Windows Phone ecosystem can take advantage of Nokia's billing agreements with 112 operators in 36 markets."

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Re:Who are they reaching out to? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-04-22 02:24 · Score: 5, Interesting

They are trying to reach out to people like me.
Iâ(TM)m working for a big mobile game developer company (hence posting as AC), and I told our CEO, that I'd rather quit and take my whole team with me, than to develop for WP7.
And from talking with others in the industry, including Nokia's own people, I'm by far not the only one.
Developing for Nokia right now, is like buying tickets for the Titanic, shortly after hearing it hit the iceberg.
And I'm saying that as a former level 65 Nokia fanboy. ;)