Supposing they did get elected, I would expect they would cost Nokia a lot of money, possibly ultimately bankrupting the company, from litigation MS would inevitably bring and probably win. It would be a huge embarrassment to WP7 and MS if Nokia backed out, and if there's any way MS can swing damages for that kind of thing given their contract with Nokia, and I'm sure there is, they will definitely do so. I think that the ship has sailed and they're stuck with WP7 for the term of the exclusivity arrangement.
If these guys want to make Meego the dominant smartphone platform, they're going to have to do it with something besides Nokia.
> litigation MS would inevitably bring and probably win
Unless they can convince a judge Elop acted on bad faith against the best interests of the company and favoring his previous corporate master. That could make the Microsoft executives who helped broker the deal accessories to this.
I am not sure the first part is that hard to sell to a judge.
If these guys want to make Meego the dominant smartphone platform, they're going to have to do it with something besides Nokia.