Microsoft & Nokia's $1 Billion Deal + My Wish List for a Nokia Windows Phone
There’s been a lot of discussion regarding the deal Microsoft and Nokia made for Nokia to abandon their Symbian mobile platform in favor of Windows Phone. Bloomberg Businessweek has attached a dollar figure to this deal based on two unnamed sources.
Microsoft Is Said to Pay Nokia More Than $1 Billion in Deal
It is an interesting deal with money flowing in both directions.
– Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion to offset marketing and development
– Microsoft’s payment to Nokia also gets it access to Nokia patent portfolio
– Nokia will pay Microsoft a currently undisclosed fee for each Windows Phone device it sells
Microsoft’s upfront payment to Nokia ensures that Microsoft does everything possible to make Nokia’s Windows Phone products a success since its payback will come in the form or large numbers of Nokia Windows Phone device sales.
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