I think most people, even within Microsoft and certainly those who worked for Nokia, knew Android would have been better - or at the very least, supporting both (a company the size of Nokia could have hedged its bets and seen what worked).
But we all know the real reasons, and the long-term 'plan' when Elop came in.
A sad end to Nokia, which may well bounce back to a degree because of its name and (not too badly tarnished) reputation - but it will never be the Nokia we knew and loved, that created lots of exciting hardware and innovated on design.
What we'll likely get is cheap goods from China rebadged.