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A Linux phone running Mozilla OS can be found on Nokia’s stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week – but it’s not a "Plan B". It’s more a statement of intent from the Finnish handset company about its Maps platform, which Nokia is opening up and licensing more aggressively to non-Nokia mobile devices. CEO Stephen …

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  1. Vic

    > there is no Android market either. Nobody wants Android. Nobody buys Android.

    I can introduce you to quite a few people who do (including myself).

    Vic.

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    1. dogged
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      I doubt if you can introduce me to a statistically significant sample, given the alleged number of activations per day.

      People who buy (non-iOS) smartphones based on OS are definitely an edge case.

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      1. Vic
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        > I doubt if you can introduce me to a statistically significant sample,

        Of course I can.

        I cannot introduce you to anything like a majority of users, but it's not too hard to provide a satistically significant refutation to the statement that "Nobody wants Android. Nobody buys Android."

        Vic.

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      2. Spoddyhalfwit
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        I think you are wrong... I know many people who have specifically purchased an android or win phone. Personally Ive always resisted having a smart phone, making do with an old Motorola flip... And an iPad I won at a business function. But WP8 has inspired me to take the plunge for a smart phone. I think the OS does matter even to average users... People are much more tech savvy and choosy than we might imagine.

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  2. Vic

    £13 for a phone with a monthly charge?

    I'm getting one. I spent almost as much on a single bottle of beer a few months back.

    Dosen't really matter what it's like - as long as it makes moderately acceptable calls.

    It'll live in the glove box and get charged every few weeks as necessary...

    Vic.

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