"To add to all the advice being ladled out to Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief, here’s another piece: stop bothering with Windows Phone. It’s a waste of money which will never pay off.
Instead, focus the efforts of Microsoft and soon-to-be subsidiary Nokia on forking Android .."
So at least someone with an audience is saying that MS should fork Android, and Ars is responding to that.
People with an audience say all kinds of idiotic things. Arguing that Microsoft should fork another OS is like saying that Ford should license the Toyota Prius design and concentrate on their core competency of putting Ford badges on cars.
"To add to all the advice being ladled out to Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief, here’s another piece: stop bothering with Windows Phone. It’s a waste of money which will never pay off.
Instead, focus the efforts of Microsoft and soon-to-be subsidiary Nokia on forking Android .."
So at least someone with an audience is saying that MS should fork Android, and Ars is responding to that.