Microsoft Buying Nokia's Mobile Division for $30 Billion?
Microsoft just bought Skype for $8.5 billion. So, what do they do next? A Russian blogger with a track record of getting well-founded rumors about Nokia is saying that Microsoft will buy Nokia’s mobile division next week for $30 billion.
Rumor: Microsoft To Buy Nokia For $30 Billion (SoftSailor)
Eldar Murtazin: Microsoft will enter negotiations to buy Nokia’s mobile division next week (Engadget)
I initially found this far-fetched and difficult to believe. However, it makes sense given Nokia’s huge worldwide cell phone (including the huge feature phone market) market share and the appearance that Microsoft’s current Windows Phone hardware partners are increasingly focusing on building Android phones and tablets.
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