Microsoft buys and licenses the parts of Nokia mobile that matter, but will it make any difference?

[kch50428]

Microsoft buys and licenses the parts of Nokia mobile that matter, but will it make any difference? | iMore

I want to know what happens with Navteq... Nokia owns/operates it separately...

 

[BlackBerry Guy]

I suppose now M$ can be in full control of their mobile destiny with the Surface and now Nokia phones under their roof. Not sure if ultimately it'll make a difference. This move may in fact cause some issues with Microsoft as they're probably better off as a horizontal company rather than a vertical one.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I suppose now M$ can be in full control of their mobile destiny with the Surface and now Nokia phones under their roof. Not sure if ultimately it'll make a difference. This move may in fact cause some issues with Microsoft as they're probably better off as a horizontal company rather than a vertical one.

I have a feeling it will hurt BlackBerry more than anything else. We'll have Apple/iPhone, Google/Motorola, and Microsoft/Nokia. It will be awfully hard for BlackBerry to compete with those three juggernauts.








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[BlackBerry Guy]

I have a feeling it will hurt BlackBerry more than anything else. We'll have Apple/iPhone, Google/Motorola, and Microsoft/Nokia. It will be awfully hard for BlackBerry to compete with those three juggernauts.

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Indeed, this move by Microsoft combined with BlackBerry's woes, solidifies the number 3 spot for them. I'm sure those "strategic alternatives" meetings in Waterloo just got a little more interesting.

 

[Elizabeth Kearvell]

A crazy question.. But will this be better for Nokia.....I have an ancient Nokia.