Future Technologies

Last week, Pierre Ferragu, an analyst working for Bernstein Research, had some  cutting things to say  about the state of Nokia’s business, most of which concerned the firm’s finances. However, Ferragu also had something to say about Nokia’s dependance on Microsoft’s  Windows  Phone platform, and the rapidly diminishing feature phone market. He claimed that “Both could cost Nokia a lot of cash in the near term” and that it “could be too late” to turn back and fix this in a few years. His solution: Nokia should “take the pill” and make a few  Android  phones before it’s too late; low-end Android phones could come by the end of the year. "Swap out Windows Phone for Android Jelly Bean, and the re you have it: the Lumia 925 Google Edition" Ferragu saying Nokia should adopt Android or die isn’t news either. It has been discussed by analysts, shouted across rooms in fanboy arguments, and endlessly rolled out in forums and comment threads all over t...