Man, as someone who loves Windows Phone, I am sad to see this merger go through. I wished if Nokia remained separate from Microsoft. Nokia as a company and culture gave Windows Phone a standing chance where most had already declared the market a duopoly. They had great products, amazing ads, exceptional customer service and most of all, a good sense of future. Heck even when MS failed to deliver decent apps, Nokia stepped in to fill the gap: Nokia Music/Radio, Nokia Maps, City Lens, Transit... all with offline support! If it wasn't for them, I would have never switched to a Windows Phone.

I wonder how its going to play out from here. Given the MS culture, are things going to get slow and bureaucratic?

Whatever happens Nokia is always going to hold a special place in my heart especially the 3310 [1], my first phone. :)

[1] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Nokia_331...