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Does anyone really think that somehow Nokia magically and single-handedly baked Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive (including 10GB OneDrive storage free for early adopters) into Nokia X Software Platform without Microsoft’s involvement?
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Microsoft definitely has its arms and legs in it.
off course No
Microsoft must have given Noks some incentives to make these the default apps while eschewing the android alternatives
Microsoft obviously gave Nokia some backing, after all Stephen Elop is a dyed in the wool Microsoft man. my problem with the X range is they’re taking customers from both higher end Ashas and lower end Lumias. thus doesn’t make sense even if the X platform is a replacement for the Asha range.