I remember reading an article which explained the pragmatic reasons for the MS purchase of NOKIA. Namely that MS wanted to bring back some of the billions they

I remember reading an article which explained the pragmatic reasons for the MS purchase of NOKIA. Namely that MS wanted to bring back some of the billions they have offshore without it getting heavily taxed. Taking this into consideration the acquisition of NOKIA and eventual write down as a loss is not that bad. Especially considering it has kept it windows phone alive, and most likely moved any essential expertise to their other departments