Makes it sound like they can only use Nokia branding on feature phones.
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Makes it sound like they can only use Nokia branding on feature phones.
juliushandle
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Where's the Joe pic of him drinking wine in Finland?
:lol, was thinking about that too.
killer rin
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Tomorrow sure will be interesting. I expect Microsoft to start begging to allow this to go through.
killer rin
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I'm sure the EU will find something to bring up.
15% by 2018.
Guess we won't be getting GDR2 before 2015.
So does that mean they're only expecting 11% growth in the next 5 years including this one? I guess that's more realistic than the 25% that some analyst was predicting years ago.
Nah. Report says phone manufacturing, R&D and sales remain in Finland
Worldwide share is already closing in on 10% we recently learned I thought? just NA where they are around 4-5%.
Yeah, I know. They might not like the uncertainties of having an American overlord though.
juliushandle
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Elop wasn't sent there for nothing.
juliushandle
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Hopefully I can buy a Nokia flagship phone (4.7-5.3" 1080p screen, qi charging, quad core, 41mp sensor) before Microsoft fucks up the Lumia Surface branding.
Would be awfully short sighted considering their recent resurgence thanks to this relationship. Reads more like a partnership to streamline production and distribution with financial assistance to Nokias's growth than becoming an "overlord"
Steelyuhas
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Yeah new quarter-billion dollar center.
It's rude not to take your sunglasses off during dinner.
juliushandle
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well he was up all night counting 7 billion US dollars.
Yep, caught a lot of people by surprise. Seems like Mary Joe Foley and Paul Thurrott (aka Brot) are still in bed, :lol
Speaking bed, it's that time. Look forward to reading more rage posts and MS hate in the OT thread in the morning.
edit: also I think the Verge is retroactively lowering the ecosystem score in reviews.
antiquegamer
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I can't said this is good news for me as Lumia fan. Microsoft will surely fuck this up like they did all their devices from overpriced to late delivery and lately the confusing directionless messaging of Xbox One.
Lol really?
Speedy Blue Dude
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I don't understand what any of this means for Windows Phone.
So Microsoft now owns Nokia, a company that's been dedicated to Windows Phone for a while? What's the difference? I'm legitimately confused and curious here.
So Microsoft now owns Nokia, a company that's been dedicated to Windows Phone for a while? What's the difference? I'm legitimately confused and curious here.
a partnership to streamline production and distribution with financial assistance to Nokia and to leverage Nokia's patents and increase revenue per phone sold
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/download/press/2013/StrategicRationale.pdf
brotkasten
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Sup guys, What's going on? I just woke up from the craziest dream and it almost felt like a nightmare. Microsoft purchased No... Oh... Oh god ...
juliushandle
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No Nokia android phone is apparently big news.
They reviewed another phone?
Edit: Oh, haha, of course it's Nilay Patel.
In unrelated news, there's now a cyan HTC One. Looks like Nokia is just too far ahead of the market...
I'm not sure that the buy is good news for either Nokia or Microsoft. I have real doubts that Microsoft will do the necessary thing and really push and invest in the OS and the hardware.
But I know one thing: I am loving the bitter tears across the internet. I might be sad and childish (and by might be I mean definitely am), but I can't help it.
But I know one thing: I am loving the bitter tears across the internet. I might be sad and childish (and by might be I mean definitely am), but I can't help it.
NeOak
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brotkasten
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After doing a bit of reading and making a call, I'm not really sure if I should feel good about this.
NeOak
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I don't like it at all.
I'm waiting for Tomi Ahonen's "I called it" since he said years ago Elop was a mole planted to do exactly this.
You have zomg's phone number? Interesting.
sure. Go ahead. It'll be fine. Competition is good and WP OS is nice marriage with Nokias sweet HW
I doubt most of us see any changes as consumers (except improved service since there is more cohesion )
The only way that this is good news is if Microsoft are prepared to actually invest heavily into Windows Phone and to really and I mean really push the platform forward.
This move does not allow for them to continue being half arsed. It's a watershed moment for Windows Phone and they better not fuck this up. There's 32k additional employees depending on Microsoft to not.
This move does not allow for them to continue being half arsed. It's a watershed moment for Windows Phone and they better not fuck this up. There's 32k additional employees depending on Microsoft to not.
"Annual cost synergies of $600M" probably includes quite a few layoffs.
Also, the best part is still "Uses offshore cash; no impact on ability to return capital to shareholders". Sounds like they simply bought a new toy with money they couldn't have brought back without a massive tax hit anyway.j
killer rin
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After I have spent some time with it, I'm just left confused to what Microsoft actually bought. Did they just get the Phone divisions, Phone brand trademarks and Employees, or did they they also get patents also?
For example, who owns the patents to the Pureview camera, display tech (the way they laminate their screens to see in the sun), clear black, ect
I got a laugh out of that too.
All of that is now owned by MS
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