> This new arrangement changes essentially nothing, but makes official what people long assumed Precisely! There is no "new" move here. This was just the next

> This new arrangement changes essentially nothing, but makes official what people long assumed Precisely! There is no "new" move here. This was just the next step in a series of moves that have already been in motion. I am curious as to how this will affect Microsoft's relationships with Samsung, HTC, and others. This does open the door to more hardware options for them which could integrate with their other devices e.g. Kinect, One, potentially any PC running Windows, etc. I remember Bill Gates talking about Microsoft research in pervasive computing. I imagine Microsoft may be trying to use Nokia's solid hardware business to start delivering 'pervasive' devices/services.