It looks like a lot of the rumors that Microsoft is building their own smartphone could be true. If this does come about what does it mean for their biggest partner, Nokia? Wouldn't this move by Microsoft actually "screw over" Nokia while it struggles to make a Windows Phone product marketable? Nokia's CEO, Steven Elop doesn't think so. Here's a quote with his perspective,

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop denied that Microsoft has given his company the short shrift and says that the company still has advantages that will differentiate it in the crowded market.

Among other things, Elop said that Nokia phones such as the Lumia 920 have a “low-light photography capability” that required years of original research and that won’t be easily matched by any rival. Elop also said that Microsoft “could” give Nokia exclusive access to certain parts or aspects of Windows Phone in the future, although he said that the company hadn’t done so yet. Elop also cited unspecified contractual rights that Nokia received by being the first company to exclusively use Windows Phone, but wouldn’t go into any details about what those rights entailed.
What do you guys think? Can a Microsoft and Nokia partnership still work if they are competing with one another in the marketplace?

Source: BGR