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Microsoft rumoured to be considering buying Nokia
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Nokia could end up being taken over by Microsoft. These sort of rumours aren't new but perhaps it will happen this time.
This has probably been part off Microsoft's plan for a while.
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/25705/Nokia_shares_rise_after_Microsoft_takeover_chatter.aspx
This has probably been part off Microsoft's plan for a while.
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/25705/Nokia_shares_rise_after_Microsoft_takeover_chatter.aspx
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http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/overview?symbol=NOK1V.HE
The first rumour this week was about Huawei
Which seems to contradict itself.
Then MS:
Nokia's share price would be around €2.40 (some analysts say €5,) if they did nothing. as in the value of their IP portfolio and revenue from mapping.
there is also the profitable low to mid range business.
it's the loss making high end bit that is the unknown.
Microsoft and Nokia were in advanced discussions about a Redmond purchase of the Finnish phone maker, but the talks have failed to materialize an agreement.
That was probably a lucky escape for Microsoft and they have an unfortunate track record in respect of "cell phones" - just google Microsoft Kin where you can read about an epic fail. :eek:
Nokia is Finnish based and I imagine long term Finnish jobs was the sticking point,
Sadly, if they were British I get the impression the owners would take the cash and run.
this agreement was from years ago where by Nokia who were ailing at the time, got paid by Microsoft, who needed companies to pick up its smart phone os, to develop on their operating system exclusively. Win win.
Any evidence to support that at all?
They wouldn't be allowed. they are already dominant in the phone market.
A ore likely candidate would be apple. Nokia have a load of IP they could use in their war with android. Nokia have some skills that apple don't. and it would sort out their mapping problems.
but i don't see that they would be allowed either.
Competition is also likely to mean that Microsoft will want to head the Apple way of having no manufacturing base.
I mildly wonder Acer speaking out against RT was an anti purchase statement.
Nothing to do with it, thanks to Windows Phone they are finally starting to make some progress after many years!
Everything to do with it. That's why the rumours persist as Nokia are the lead Windows Phone user and so many people think they are the perfect fit with Microsoft.
http://www.osnews.com/story/27139/Not_even_Microsoft_has_faith_in_Nokia_s_future
It is hard to compete with a contractor taking the risk for less money. Leaving Nokia alone is zero risk.
That's a strange comment. Apple are far more dominant in the phone market than Google. If you are referring to Android then you might as well say that Arm Holdings wouldn't be allowed to buy a phone company because they supply the design for the Arm chip in virtually every phone.
Both Apple and MS would mainly want it for the patent and brand name.
The idea of Nokia being a 'budget IOS' Apple brand is not far fetched.
I would say it's very far fetched. Does not make any sense.
Different branding is the obvious idea. The budget phone needs to be 'very budget' or have an upped screen resolution of 720p to match other so called mid range phones.
The thing is, at the budget end, it obviously loses that maintained perception of being the best.