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Microsoft to pay out 'billions' as part of Nokia deal
- koenigdavidmj 16y agoIt's a buyout! Without having to involve those pesky governments!
- sudonim 16y agoThe assumption is that people who have purchased Nokia phones in the past will continue to purchase Nokia phones with Microsoft software on them. Marketing will sell a few. Brand loyalty a few more... but if MS fails to deliver compelling software or Nokia fails to deliver compelling hardware, they aren't the third horse in the iOS / Android race. They are nothing. Combining two companies that have failed to prove themselves in the smartphone market doesn't make a great smartphone.
- rbanffy 16y agoI don't want to say neither Microsoft or Nokia can deliver a top-notch smartphone experience. I am, however, highly doubtful they will, for both have been trying to do it for quite some time now and without much success. The fact is neither has much to show. Why would someone believe that, together, they can pull this off is a mystery to me.
- ramanujam 16y agoI am wondering how different it would have been if Nokia went the Android way. I don't think Google would have offered the billions to Nokia though!
- Hov 16y agoOh well, the great thing about the mobile space is ultimately it's the consumers that decide who will be succesful or not. If Nokia + Microsoft results in compelling devices then they'll succeed and vice versa.
- ronnier 16y agoMicrosoft really needs this to work. As mobile phones get more powerful, they have the potential to replace desktop and laptop computers. Imagine using a dock to use a full monitor, keyboard, and mouse on your mobile phone. Why would most people then need a Windows computers? They wouldn't.
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- sandipagr 16y agoI really don't understand how easily everyone discards laptop computers. Do you think I will write code on ipads/mobile phones using the virtual keyboard whenever I step outside my house? No thanks.
- tomjen3 16y agoYou wouldn't, I wouldn't, but we are at the extreme right end of the spectrum. Most people don't have nearly as high requirements as we do, nor do they have the same skills we have. So don't base your guesses for the future on what you need. Base them on what your mother needs (unless she is Admiral Grace Hopper).
- angstrom 16y agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMPd0zl-_Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMPd0zl-_Y This sums up the average computer user. If iOS can handle their email/office needs there isn't anything stopping them from using a blue tooth keyboard.
- ronnier 16y agoMaybe a laptop shell that when you place your phone in it, transforms into a full featured OS? Imagine an MacBook air without the guts.
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- rbanffy 16y agoI would use WP7. It all depends on how much would Microsoft pay me for it...
- jpalomaki 16y agoI don't think Elop was speaking about actual money changing hands when he spoke of "monetary value". Check the Reuters news report: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/us-mobile-fair-nokia-money-idUSTRE71C2B220110213 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/us-mobile-fair-nok...
- shareme 16y agoI take that to mean that MS bought Nokia as a WP7 OEM with an added Maps service without buying through normal means of company assets, etc.
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