In response to other questions, Elop said that Nokia and Microsoft never discussed an outright acquisition (of Nokia by Microsoft).
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Microsoft, knowing that Nokia has no alternative OS available as a platform, will lead Nokia by the nose, and certainly Microsoft will attempt to bear-hug Nokia so that Microsoft gets significant cut of the revenue as Nokia recovers.
Nokia, now being led by former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop, initiated the new suit in the U.K., Germany and the Netherlands, according to The New York Times.
With Samsung joining ZTE, HTC, and Nokia, the long-game being played by Microsoft and Windows Phone continues.
Technically, the show already is spread throughout the area with press conferences at the Nokia Theater, USC and other venues by companies like Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft.
By giving operating system control to Microsoft, Nokia stands to lose the opportunity to differentiate its smartphones from the competition, and risks making its smartphones a commodity.
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Consumers repeatedly list apps as a high priority when choosing new devices, and Nokia and Microsoft are working furiously to close the gap by bolstering incentives and relationships with app developers.
Many brands have been around for more than a century, but the past two decades have seen many more displaced by new global names, such as Microsoft and Nokia.
Nokia, which inadvertently dominated Mobile World Congress by revealing its big Microsoft partnership just a few days before, looks to have a smaller presence at CTIA. It is hosting a small event on March 21, before CTIA officially kicks off.
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In 2012 I felt somewhat duped by the likes of Google, Microsoft, and RIM, and I felt Nokia did not give itself enough of a chance with its messaging.
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This enables Microsoft and Nokia to carve out their own niche in the smartphone industry, by giving casual smartphone users an alternative to the Apple and Google smartphones that dominate the market.
These handset companies could "emphasize" their Microsoft-flavored devices more, but to do that they would probably like to see greater ability to customize via Microsoft fiat and wider component support, the latter of which is being aided by Nokia's porting work.
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Most major smartphone manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, HTC, Dell, LG and others have tied up with Microsoft to build smartphones powered by its new OS. However, Windows Phone device sales have not been up to expectations, according to Steve Ballmer himself.
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