Microsoft inked a partnership deal with mobile phone producer Nokia to develop an exclusive give and take relationship between the two big firms. However, analysts think that Microsoft did nothing that would benefit the Finnish corporation.
The giant tech company also shook hands with other phone manufacturers such as Taiwan's Huawei Technologies and South Korea's Samsung Electronics. These deals were done even before Microsoft's partnership with Nokia expired.
Analysts believe that Microsoft is known for overlooking its partners, forcing original manufacturers to compete within their industry. Hewlett Packard and Dell were both victims of this under-the-bus throwing, according to observers.
Nokia phones, such as the Lumia series, are deeply reliant on Microsoft's drive to develop their Windows operating system. Samsung's phones are generally Android operated, and those phones with a Windows OS were not well received by the market. In the United Kingdom, Samsung smartphones with Windows connections did not even go on sale.
Analysts believe that the company never got anywhere with their mobile phone run, and Nokia suffered the most with Microsoft's failure.
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