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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - BREAKING: Microsoft to purchase Nokia’s devices & services business, license patents & mapping services for €5.44 billion in cash.

shakarak on 02 September 2013

Very interesting. I see it as a good move though.



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green_sky on 02 September 2013

I am okay with this as Nokia Windows Phone user. I mean they paid $8.5 billion for skype. So this seems like a great buy. 



KingdomHeartsFan on 02 September 2013
Goatseye said:
Good. Now Nokia will be fully committed to Windows OS.
Now MS should just buy Platinum Games and the struggling Sega to make my dream console library come true.


You really think Microsoft is gonna let Platinum make the crazy games they are making now?  I know this has been said to death, but just look at rare.  Microsoft focuses on games that will sell in the west, completely different mentality than Platinum, would be a terrible combo.  



Goatseye on 02 September 2013
KingdomHeartsFan said:
Goatseye said:
Good. Now Nokia will be fully committed to Windows OS.
Now MS should just buy Platinum Games and the struggling Sega to make my dream console library come true.


You really think Microsoft is gonna let Platinum make the crazy games they are making now?  I know this has been said to death, but just look at rare.  Microsoft focuses on games that will sell in the west, completely different mentality than Platinum, would be a terrible combo.  

Vanquish,Bayonetta,MG:Rising, W101, etc... those guys are bleeding talent and they just need guidance I mean $$$.

And that would put MS closer to Japanese market.



green_sky on 02 September 2013
bananaking21 said:
NobleTeam360 said:
Interesting news. I wonder if this means we'll see Microsoft branded phones instead of Nokia.

the real question is if they will stop making those 10 dollar phones and non smartphone phones. they have nothing to do with windows/MS but they still are the vast majority of nokia phone sales

As long as there is market and money to be made. They'll keep making those other devices. 

Here is a really nice dumbphone Nokia is launching. That term dumbphone always gets me.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/nokias-nicest-dumbphon/



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Akvod on 02 September 2013
allblue said:

Am I something missing here? Isn't nokia way too undervalued at 5.5 billion euro? I mean their total assets in 2012 amounts to nearly 30 billion euros.


They're not buying Nokia entirely.



NobleTeam360 on 02 September 2013

How did this go from MS buying the majority of Nokia to MS buying Platinum games? If MS really wanted a game developer they would've bought them by now. They are obviously more comfortable building teams internally than purchasing 3rd party devs.



wick on 02 September 2013

Well that sucks.

R.I.P Nokia. You made excellent hardware and will be missed.



 

 

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bananaking21 on 02 September 2013
wick said:
Well that sucks.

R.I.P Nokia. You made excellent hardware and will be missed.


nokia has been resting in pain peace ever since the iphone launched 



leo-j on 02 September 2013

so this means sony has a bigger chance of going #3 in cell phone sales



 

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