The European Commission has given Microsoft's planned acquisition of Nokia's mobile device business the green light.

In a press release dated December 4, the Commission said it had investigated potential compeition concerns and found none.

"The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise any competition concerns, in particular because there are only modest overlaps between the parties' activities and the links between Microsoft's mobile operating systems, mobile applications and enterprise mail server software with Nokia's smart mobile devices are unlikely to lead to competitors being shut out from the market," said the press release.

http://www.zdnet.com/european-commission-clears-microsofts-nokia-purchase-7000023936/

R.I.P Nokia

How the mighty have fallen.

I guess the Trojen horse worked.

I wonder when the first MS branded handsets will release.

That "Ngagement"

shameless self-bump i know

i will miss you nokia... i hope ms keep the name :)

Sounds good to me.

M$ will make a big mistake if they drop the Nokia branding.

There was an agreement to be able to use the Nokia brand on some of their devices for 2 years, I think.

Nokia is still a very strong brand in people's minds symbolizing robustness and simplicity. I am curious as to your reasons for moving away from it...

What's a Nokia?