Stephen Elop explains how the Android-powered Nokia X fits into Microsoft's ecosystem

There have been a lot of questions surrounding Nokia's decision to use Android in its new line of low-end devices with the Nokia X, X+, and XL. We have been getting a lot of those answers today, and Nokia Executive Vice President of Devices & Services Stephen Elop is explaining a lot more about how the Nokia X lineup will fit with Nokia's Microsoft-centric strategy.

The basic idea behind the switch to Android is fairly simple (and one we put forth before), though it has never been outright admitted by Nokia - the Asha platform is too limited to be competitive in emerging ...