[UPDATES] Microsoft feels jittery, to buy Nokia’s Devices & Services division, license patents and mapping for $7.2b
Looks like Microsoft unable to handle all the heat from the smartphone and tablet market and with it's ever failing Windows 8 Surface RT & Surface Pro tablets went into labor over the Labor Weekend and decided the best way to take hold of the situation was to buy Nokia’s Devices & Services division, license patents and mapping for $7.2b.
This was bound to happen as both Microsoft and Nokia were on the verge of having drop-offs on their respective products and with Steve Ballmer stepping down in a year or so.
Things are looking up for Elop who would again join Microsoft, after having some meager amount of success at Nokia with a few products. Both companies (not including BlackBerry) have seen their market share eroded with Android and iOS 6 & 7 taking the market by storm.
In an inept method at gaining market share and with all the hoopla going on around it's own software's shortcomings, Microsoft made the decision to buy out Nokia's Devices & Services division just o boost it's own market share and to try and topple two Goliaths' with but a single stone.
Things are bleak and murky now and it will undoubtedly have an effect on the market for the coming years, but I'll reserve judgement for the outcome of this merger for some time now and let the sand settle to the ground. We all are awaiting more news on this.
This may turn out for the good if Microsoft is able to make good on this acquisition and develop a new phone with android and give a run to the other competitors on their home turn.
I'll just play the waiting game right now and see what this whole mess becomes...
[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]
[NOTE: The article "[UPDATES] Microsoft feels jittery, to buy Nokia’s Devices & Services division, license patents and mapping for $7.2b" first appeared on the Komputer Knowledge Blog.
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This was bound to happen as both Microsoft and Nokia were on the verge of having drop-offs on their respective products and with Steve Ballmer stepping down in a year or so.
Things are looking up for Elop who would again join Microsoft, after having some meager amount of success at Nokia with a few products. Both companies (not including BlackBerry) have seen their market share eroded with Android and iOS 6 & 7 taking the market by storm.
In an inept method at gaining market share and with all the hoopla going on around it's own software's shortcomings, Microsoft made the decision to buy out Nokia's Devices & Services division just o boost it's own market share and to try and topple two Goliaths' with but a single stone.
Things are bleak and murky now and it will undoubtedly have an effect on the market for the coming years, but I'll reserve judgement for the outcome of this merger for some time now and let the sand settle to the ground. We all are awaiting more news on this.
This may turn out for the good if Microsoft is able to make good on this acquisition and develop a new phone with android and give a run to the other competitors on their home turn.
I'll just play the waiting game right now and see what this whole mess becomes...
[ABOUT: Devesh Prabhu is an avid blogger and has been blogging posts and rants on many subjects through his various blogs. He has been associated with the blogosphere for the past 8/9 years and inadvertently left the blogging scene albeit to concentrate on his personal life, but his desire to be among his readers brought him back.]
[NOTE: The article "[UPDATES] Microsoft feels jittery, to buy Nokia’s Devices & Services division, license patents and mapping for $7.2b" first appeared on the Komputer Knowledge Blog.
[DISCLAIMER: All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change at anytime and without notice.]
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