Nokia was once the dominant player in the smartphone market, but it failed to keep up with the rise of Android and iOS. But, why did Nokia not join the Open Handset Alliance? We'll consider it's loyalty toand it's eventual partnership with tech giantWindows phone could've been exactly what Nokia needed to keep afloat.. but why wasn't it. We'll cover an extremely detailed lecture about what led NOKIA to pursue athat led it down a path to voluntarily relinquish it's smartphone business after it feared losingof it's once dominant position.We will also examine the consequences of this decision for Nokia's market share, innovation, reputation and how the Android ecosystem's issue withcould leave a pathway towards a lucrative re-ascention for Nokia as a smartphone maker.