What Happened Between Nokia And Microsoft In 2017?
Nokia is launching a new phones section on its site today, marking the return of Nokia-branded smartphones and tablets after Microsoft acquired its phone business and killed off the Nokia brand in favor of Lumia for smartphones.
What happened to Nokia after Microsoft acquisition?
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.
What happened with Microsoft and Nokia?
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.
Why did the merger of Microsoft and Nokia fail?
Microsoft was unable to give a proper valuation of the assets it acquired from the merger. It overvalued the expected benefits it will get from the M & A of Nokia. 5. The merger failed to convince developers in producing software and applications for the Microsoft smartphone products which runs entirely on Windows OS.