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>The way the handset business was going, Microsoft basically paid 8 billion for the privilege of a dead-in-the water platform and the nicety of laying off the s
by modo_mario 7y ago
>The way the handset business was going, Microsoft basically paid 8 billion for the privilege of a dead-in-the water platform and the nicety of laying off the staff .
It was having issues when Elop came in but still had potential for rebound and good market share.
Elop just stomped any potential for that in the ground making it dead in the water.
- type0 7y agoI was horrified when they signed that deal with the devil. Nokia shares suffered 20% drop. By that time everyone already knew what were going to happen eventually. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/elop_invests_in_nokia_shares/5083023 https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/elop_invests_in_nokia_sha...