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

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Fusioncode on 02 September 2013

Cool I love my Nokia Lumia 920. Nice to see Nokia will be fully dedicated to Windows Phones.

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animegaming on 02 September 2013

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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.

seriously if they are at all going to be a first party it will probably be with nintendo hell kamyia wants to be a second party studio for nintendo and make a new star fox

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Azerth on 03 September 2013

so what notable things does ms get from this

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bananaking21 on 03 September 2013

Azerth said:
so what notable things does ms get from this

patents, patents and more patents

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green_sky on 03 September 2013

bananaking21 said:

Azerth said:
so what notable things does ms get from this

patents, patents and more patents

Bananaking there is no more money in the bananastand. It's all about patents and finnish sauna's.

No more.

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disolitude on 03 September 2013

Azerth said:
so what notable things does ms get from this

A new CEO... Stephen Elop

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disolitude on 03 September 2013

leo-j said:
so this means sony has a bigger chance of going #3 in cell phone sales

Yep. I think its time to rub one out...

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DirtyP2002 on 03 September 2013

And there goes the rumor that Microsoft will change its strategy again and stop making devices.

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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Train wreck on 03 September 2013

funny how microsoft paid more for skype (8.5 billion dollars) than nokia

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disolitude on 03 September 2013

Train wreck said:
funny how microsoft paid more for skype (8.5 billion dollars) than nokia

Whats even funnier is how Google paid more for Motorolla and got something worth much much less.

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