Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit

[Patonthenet]

Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.4bn euros ($7.2bn; £4.6bn).

Nokia will also license its patents and mapping services to Microsoft. Nokia shares jumped 45% on news of the deal.

The purchase is set to be completed in early 2014, when about 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft.

Cool !

[Patonthenet]

There's no doubt Nokia was falling behind, But has leaped forward with the windows phone. I just found a receipt for a 3310, £365 !!! That's what happens when your one of the first to buy a new model.

So only time will tell if Nokia/Microsoft will be successful

Huh, perhaps we will start getting M.S points with every one we buy?

[Patonthenet]

It’s long been rumoured that Nokia was at least looking at developing an Android phone to either replace or work alongside its Microsoft Windows line.

[Anonymous]

my favourite was the 3210, windows phones may get bigger with this

[sheepdog]

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@Patonthenet wrote:

It’s long been rumoured that Nokia was at least looking at developing an Android phone to either replace or work alongside its Microsoft Windows line.

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Its not surprising. Even MS run linux as they do dev work on those systems. There's always some skunk works but most of the time, its just R&D to see if it could happen.