[Qt-interest] With Google buying Motorola..

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>From: Atlant Schmidt <aschmidt at dekaresearch.com>
>Scott, et al.:
> 
>> Anyone want to take bets on how long before Microsoft purchase Nokia???
> 
>  Why would they do that? Through their proxies, they already control Nokia
>  and they didn’t need to spend their capital to do it nor fight their way through
>  regulatory action.


Not to mention, Nokia would cost them a lot more than they have cash for. It simply doesn't make sense from that perspective.
With the Elop plant-and-take-over they essentially got what Google is getting out of the Motorola Mobility (hardware-wise), for only $1Billion USD as opposed to $12.5Billion USD.
The interesting similarities is that Motorola Mobility (like Nokia) has not been doing well with selling handsets for a few years (though a lot 
longer than Nokia).
The interesting difference though is that Motorola Mobility had already 
made a commitment to going Android, while Microsoft forced WP7 on Nokia.

 
>   (You know the new President of Nokia North America is another Microsoftie
>  that Elop brought over, right?)


Probably to keep Nokia NA from going Android after Elop leaves... 


Ben