Nokia will get billions of dollars from Microsoft
When it became known on Friday that the Windows Phone 7 operating system would be installed on Nokia phones, many had the idea that the current director of the Finnish company Stephen Elop is helping his former Microsoft company from mercantile considerations, because he is the eighth privately owned Microsoft co-owner .
Nokia shares fell 14% on Friday. But on Sunday, forced to make excuses Stephen Elop gave additional details about the deal. It turns out that Microsoft will pay the Finnish company billions of dollars for using its software.
“This is the nuance that I think is not enough talked about,” said Elop. Indeed, this fact changes things a little. Apparently, Microsoft sees this transaction as an investment in the promotion of its operating system, and hopes to make a profit in the future, when and if Windows Phone gets sufficient popularity. True, now it is quite difficult to imagine.
Quite normal logic for Microsoft. If a competitor distributes its system for free (Android), then we will pay extra!
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Stephen Elop also added that Google also offered a similar contract for using the Android operating system, but Nokia’s management found the terms offered by Microsoft more advantageous.
Additional money will be very useful for Nokia, which, in addition, will save a lot by abandoning Symbian. However, these savings at the short-term stage may in the future harm the Finnish company, and the market’s reaction to this information suggests the same.
Nokia shares fell 14% on Friday. But on Sunday, forced to make excuses Stephen Elop gave additional details about the deal. It turns out that Microsoft will pay the Finnish company billions of dollars for using its software.
“This is the nuance that I think is not enough talked about,” said Elop. Indeed, this fact changes things a little. Apparently, Microsoft sees this transaction as an investment in the promotion of its operating system, and hopes to make a profit in the future, when and if Windows Phone gets sufficient popularity. True, now it is quite difficult to imagine.
Quite normal logic for Microsoft. If a competitor distributes its system for free (Android), then we will pay extra!
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Stephen Elop also added that Google also offered a similar contract for using the Android operating system, but Nokia’s management found the terms offered by Microsoft more advantageous.
Additional money will be very useful for Nokia, which, in addition, will save a lot by abandoning Symbian. However, these savings at the short-term stage may in the future harm the Finnish company, and the market’s reaction to this information suggests the same.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/113693/
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