Thread: Microsft planning to buy nokia!
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2012-01-05 , 15:42
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Originally Posted by pycage View Post
What if Microsoft really bought Nokia's smartphone division leaving Nokia in Finland to produce dumpb-phones and would-be smartphone alternatives?
Wouldn't Nokia have more reason to concentrate on Maemo/Meltemi for those would-be smartphones then?
Nokia's patent portfolio would be the crucial factor here. IF MS buys the smartphone unit, what would happen to the patents? If Nokia sells away (most of) the smart phone patents, it would be virtually impossible for them to re-enter the smartphone market.

All in all I think it is very unlikely that Nokia sheds off the smartphone unit. More realistic is that a group of investors buys up all of Nokia, divides the company and sells all parts individually. No Nokia left in this scenario.