Elop does not have the authority nor the inclination to sell any of it or break it apart. I don't like Elop much but he actually did a pretty decent job at Nokia, without him they would have gone bankrupt or been taken over years ago as they were in a very rapid spiral down when he jumped on board, he didn't completely save them but he did recover enough to give them a relatively soft landing which given their position at the time was a minor miracle and was more than most expected as being possible. Those that think getting rid of Xbox would help MS's share price really have no idea, the division is a tiny blip on the financials, the entire lifetime investment in the division for the last decade is less than a single quarters profit, with or without Xbox the share price would be basically unaffected though with it they at least protect several other key businesses.







