I guess what he meant is how google is over-confidant, non-respecting and may be little bit arrogant ... There is no doubt that Android is big now but it is also true that Nokia is the biggest cell-phone maker and the marriage of these 2 would have been revolutionary ... Google may not regret of this blunder but if MS & Nokia execute well then MS would be laughing for pulling this off ...
Also whether critic believe it or not but the TRIO (MS, Nokia and Skype) is a lethal combination in terms of innovation (if planned and executed well) - these 3 can create something very disruptive that Elop is talking about ...
It sounds to me like Nokia doesn't want to be "just another Android phone maker". They want to differentiate, and to do that they want Google to do more for them than their other partners (like Microsoft ended up doing). Google has little incentive to do that; Android is already a market success and doesn't need Nokia to make it one. From their perspective, the code is all up on the public repo, and Nokia can take it and release phones whenever they want without even asking.
So what exactly is arrogant or over-confident about Google not seeing a need to bend over backwards for Nokia?
Respect is the most important thing (whether or not deal goes thru) ... Nokia respected Google as one of the largest platform creator but in respond to that they didn't receive (i guess) the equal treatment as a largest phone maker (just because it is going thru bad phase) ...
Also whether critic believe it or not but the TRIO (MS, Nokia and Skype) is a lethal combination in terms of innovation (if planned and executed well) - these 3 can create something very disruptive that Elop is talking about ...