#4648738

Koniakki

2013-09-03 09:42

Ok, this is very big and important news. Let's all hope it will come down to benefit us consumers with better/new products.

#4648770

jack_rudolph

2013-09-03 11:10

I hope this turnaround Nokia's fortune as they have been struggling recently.

#4648776

WhiteLightning

Moderator

2013-09-03 11:29

xbox one + nokia bundle ? :P

#4648804

DLD

2013-09-03 12:07

No benefit for us, my dear colleague. The moment M$oft puts it's hand on some hardware manufacturer marks the end of that manufacturer. Bye, bye, good Nokia phones, good morning to neverending problems, bugs, BSODs etc. I'll suggest the new name for this merger: Micro$oftia.

#4648822

H83

2013-09-03 12:36

RIP Nokia!?...

#4648825

PhazeDelta1

2013-09-03 12:43

The moment M$oft puts it's hand on some hardware manufacturer marks the end of that manufacturer. Bye, bye, good Nokia phones, good morning to neverending problems, bugs, BSODs etc. I'll suggest the new name for this merger: Micro$oftia.

Lol. That about sums it up

RIP Nokia!?...

Pretty much. Don't expect the quality Nokia once produced now that Microsoft has their claws in them.

#4648826

Ghosty

2013-09-03 12:44

All they needed to do was build an Android phone, the company is still stuck in the 1990's.

#4648827

kanej2007

2013-09-03 12:44

RIP Nokia!?...

Should of gone Android. 😀

#4648829

Anarion

2013-09-03 12:45

MS is already one of the best companies to work in here in Finland. But anyway, this was logical move.

#4648833

Koniakki

2013-09-03 12:51

The moment M$oft puts it's hand on some hardware manufacturer marks the end of that manufacturer....

I know it was kinda of a joke but just out curiously did that indeed really happened with any company? I would love to read more into it if it did. :P

#4648869

Ghosty

2013-09-03 14:11

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L0hvfFJA-IY/UiWMStqYDlI/AAAAAAAIleA/3IJd1tn8pS8/w350-h800-no/IMG_0016.PNG

#4648884

lucidus

2013-09-03 14:34

Too bad. They used to make great phones .. my parents still use my old Nokia N73 and N95 8GB.

#4648908

Ryu5uzaku

2013-09-03 15:41

ms is building a new datacenter to finland \o/ huzzah. Nah I'm not exactly worried that ms bought nokias phone line, since nokia didn't have the resources to compete anymore anyways, while ms does.

#4649071

rl66

2013-09-03 22:29

nothing will change where i live: -selling nokia phone is like selling a car with square wheel -windows phone is only "on demand" and no more in shop since a long time another Balmerosoft's fail that his successor will have to do with.

#4649074

Neo Cyrus

2013-09-03 22:32

I miss Bill Gates. It wasn't commonly called Microshaft when he was in charge.

#4649113

sykozis

2013-09-03 23:29

I miss Bill Gates. It wasn't commonly called Microshaft when he was in charge.

MicroShaft is a joke that was started back in the mid-90's....when Bill Gates was CEO....

#4649146

FearFactory

2013-09-04 00:06

MS spent more on Skype, than on Nokia... http://blog.gsmarena.com/microsoft-nokia-deal-scaled-against-other-recent-acquisitions-in-tech/

#4649156

scoter man1

2013-09-04 00:27

*snip*

Can you zoom in a little more? I can't see them.

#4649168

EspHack

2013-09-04 00:55

Stephen Elop: -mission completed- hahaha now he is coming back to msft's HQ with a new army to kill android and ios, he earned the CEO chair imo well now they gonna call em Lumia xxx instead of "nokia lumia xxx" the "nokia" part makes it a double branded thing like "apple iphone" well you know what i mean... i hope it doesnt end like "microsoft lumia xxxx" that would be awful, all im worried about is if they can keep the superb build quality, distintic designs and camera superiority that nokia is known for, they better do

#4649184

Koniakki

2013-09-04 01:26

Guys has any member here used or owns a Lumia 925 or 1020? Of course if any did they would probably already had jumped in by now but anyhow.. :P I ask because they seem like good/solid offerings. So I would love to see a few constructive comments from fellow members that owns them.