Solved: Re: Microsoft sells Nokia, Nokia reborn.

viridis · ‎18-05-2016

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11699702/nokia-is-coming-back-to-phones-and-tablets

Can only be good news. It's fair to say, Microsoft have been shambolic with the Nokia brand.

jonsie · ‎18-05-2016

The Nokia name will live on, though not under the Microsoft brand.

"Microsoft, undoing a portion of its 2014 acquisition of Nokia's phone business, is selling off its low-end phone unit as part of a $350 million deal announced Wednesday that will see about 4,500 employees leave the company. The buyers are FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturing giant Foxconn, and a new Finland-based company called HMD Global.

Under a deal announced at the same time with Finland's Nokia Technologies, HMD has exclusive rights for 10 years to sell Nokia-branded phones and tablets."

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/nokia-phone-brand-lives-on-at-finlands-hmd-not-microsoft/?ftag=COS-05-10...

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jonsie · ‎18-05-2016

The Nokia name will live on, though not under the Microsoft brand.

"Microsoft, undoing a portion of its 2014 acquisition of Nokia's phone business, is selling off its low-end phone unit as part of a $350 million deal announced Wednesday that will see about 4,500 employees leave the company. The buyers are FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturing giant Foxconn, and a new Finland-based company called HMD Global.

Under a deal announced at the same time with Finland's Nokia Technologies, HMD has exclusive rights for 10 years to sell Nokia-branded phones and tablets."

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/nokia-phone-brand-lives-on-at-finlands-hmd-not-microsoft/?ftag=COS-05-10...

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jonsie · ‎18-05-2016

Seems we both started a thread at the same time. Perhaps admin can merge.....

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Cleoriff · ‎18-05-2016

Pleased to hear the name will live on. My very first mobile...

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Toby · ‎18-05-2016

@Cleoriff wrote:

Pleased to hear the name will live on. My very first mobile...

Was it the 5110 like me @Cleoriff? Ah, memories

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Anonymous · ‎18-05-2016

I'm very glad to hear this & will be interested to see what they come up with

Martin-O2 · ‎18-05-2016

@jonsie wrote:

Seems we both started a thread at the same time. Perhaps admin can merge.....

Threads merged @jonsie

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Anonymous · ‎18-05-2016

The 5110 was my first phone @Toby but my favourite Nokia was the 3210

Martin-O2 · ‎19-05-2016

@Anonymous wrote:

The 5110 was my first phone @Toby but my favourite Nokia was the 3210

The 3210 was my first phone. All about that snakes game!

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Anonymous · ‎19-05-2016

Snake was best on the 3210 & 3310, not the later Nokias or colour version