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With their acquisition of Nokia’s hardware complete, it makes sense that Microsoft will continue to target the ‘affordable handset space’ considering that the former Finnish-giant once dominated this market… whether Redmond’s successful in this segment or not is another matter entirely. (Source) … Continue reading →

For the nay-sayers, herein is a positive take on the (pending) Microsoft purchase of Nokia. The upside of this acquisition aside, the reality is: as it now stands, Microsoft, Nokia (and RIM) for that matter, all essentially watched the Smartphone … Continue reading →

If the proposed acquisition of Nokia’s Handset Business is approved (and pulled off successfully) it would look like IBM’s PC Division sale to Lenovo (which has certainly been a model of success). Conversely, if it is not executed successfully, it … Continue reading →

If Redmond’s expectation that smartphone (handset) production will drop by more than 1/2 next year becomes a reality, two points come to mind: 1) Will this also drive the cost of production down for other (all) vendors? 2) Is this … Continue reading →