Did Microsoft Buy Nokia Completely?
UPDATED 13:51PM: Microsoft has today (25 April) completed its purchase of Nokia's handset business, with the latter brand also moving to scotch rumours the merged company would cease producing Nokia branded products in favour of “Microsoft Mobile” products.
How much did Microsoft acquire Nokia for?
In 2013, Microsoft paid over $7 billion for Nokia's handset business in an ill-fated attempt to provide a third alternative to iPhone and Android handsets with Windows Phone. It failed miserably, with the purchased assets from Nokia written off in 2015, resulting in thousands of job losses.
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Is Microsoft bought Nokia?
Nokia is acquired by Microsoft Cut to - the end of 2013, Microsoft announces the acquisition of all Nokia phone operations for more than 5B euros. It was Microsoft's move to take part in the mobile market after having underestimated it and focused mainly only on its PC business.
Why Microsoft acquired Nokia (and then sold it) - Slidebean
HMD Global Oy, branded as HMD and Nokia Mobile, is a Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that Nokia sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones on 1 December 2016.
HMD Global - Wikipedia
Will Microsoft buy Nokia again?
A leading analyst firm states that Microsoft is in the mix to buy the once-famous Nokia company. CSS Insight predicts that in 2021, Nokia will be bought by a prominent U.S.-based tech company next year. They named both Microsoft and Intel as likely to buy Nokia.
'Microsoft is considering acquiring Nokia again' - Techzine Europe