Big News! September 2, 2013 Nokia official blog published news, Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia devices and services, and Nokia's official blog, the company disclosed two CEO's open letter. Accelerate the development of Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia Windows ecosystem. Microsoft to € 3.79 billion acquisition of Nokia's device services sector 1.65 billion purchase of Nokia's related patents. ...
Here is Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop issued a joint open letter:
Microsoft will buy Nokia devices and services sector, accelerate the development of the Windows ecosystem
Nokia and Microsoft have minded great dream - we ever dreamed of everyone's table should have a computer, each person's pocket should have mobile phones, through our unremitting efforts today, these dreams have gradually become a reality.
Today marks an innovative new initiative moment.
Nokia has 150 years of tradition, innovation, excellence and innovation, the DNA of this change starts from Finland and around the world and growing. From the initial paper mill to produce shoes and tires, and then to the mobile phone, innovative spirit stored in Nokia's blood.
Nokia will write a new chapter to continue its network in the mobile space, map and location, as well as cutting-edge technological innovation.
Microsoft is also true that today is a brave step into the future, our new journey towards a big leap: the creation of a range of equipment and services to consumers and help small enterprises pleasure.
In our partnership over the past two and a half years, the respective strengths of the two sides with the establishment of a new global mobile ecosystem, and achieved remarkable achievement: Through the award-winning and outstanding mobile phone applications and services, Nokia's Windows Phones are become the world's fastest growing smart terminals.
In this successful cooperation, we have today announced important news: Microsoft's intention to acquire Nokia devices and services business, providing customers with more choices, more rapid innovation and more amazing devices and services.
This will accelerate the Nokia devices and services business development momentum, as more people to bring the world's most innovative smartphones, while continuing through the Nokia rich feature phones to contact the next billion users.
Microsoft's commitment and resources will drive Nokia's devices and services business continues to move forward, we are now able to realize the enormous potential of the Windows ecosystem for people's work and life with the most perfect mobile experience.
We will continue to produce your favorite cell phone, while investing in the future - combines the best of new resources, Microsoft and Nokia mobile phones and new services.
Nokia and Microsoft will be fully engaged in this new chapter.
We will work together to rewrite the mobile field boundaries.
Elop and Ballmer
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- Nokia Official Blog: The Next Chapter: An open letter from Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop
- Chinese official Nokia Blog: a new chapter: from Ballmer and Elop's open letter
- Microsoft's official news: Microsoft to acquire Nokia's devices & services business, license Nokia's patents and mapping services
- Yhaoo! Finance: Microsoft to acquire Nokia's handset business for $ 7.2 billion
