Eldar Murtazin is back with a new set of predictions. The Russian blogger and tech enthusiast claims that Microsoft is preparing to purchase Nokia’s mobile division and talks regarding this deal will begin next week. It’s not the first time Murtazin started off some rumors and it certainly won’t be the last time, though we should be wondering whether there is some truth in his words.
As far as I can remember, it was Murtazin who said that Nokia might replace its CEO last year and months laterStephen Elop took Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo place. Also Mr. Murtazin said last year that Nokia will ditch Symbian from its high-end devices and it will switch to Windows Phone 7 devices. Months later Nokia and Microsoft announced a deal regarding Windows Phone 7 Nokia smartphones which will be released sometime next year.
The last rumor was also concerned Nokia and it involved killing the Ovi brand. Guess what? Nokia has killed Ovi earlier today and it announced that, from now on, all Ovi Services will be referred to as Nokia Services.
I guess this is what Microsoft has resort itself into. To buyout other companies to compete with the resurgence of Apple and the dominance of Google and the rise of the new kids on the block, Social Network i.e. Facebook and Twitter
Article is retrieved from Softsailor, Rumor: Microsoft to buy Nokia for $30 billion
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