Actually I think this sale was on the cards from the time Elop became CEO. it was part of the strategy. Nokia has changed their core business several times in the last century, they probably didnt see what new thing they could jump into now. So they began a sellout strategy by getting a CEO from the company they wanted to buy them out. Several analysts had actually predicted this sale since Elop joined. 

Well, consolidation in any industry breeds even more commoditization and less of innovation and creativity. the device is officially dead. 


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Nd'wex Common <flexycat@gmail.com> wrote:
MS Nokia aka Miss Nokia


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Stephen Wanjau <wanjaustev@gmail.com> wrote:
Microkia



On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:25 PM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting
Ltd <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Martin,
>
> Blogs we read it's paid for opinion that's the issue. Just call it
> advertising mara that that ..
>
>
>
> Kiania D.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Martin Gicheru <martin@techweez.com> wrote:
>>
>> This has now become a string to subaru me. Can we proceed like the link to
>> my post doesn't exist for those who don't read blogs?
>>
>> Last time I checked. Relevant links in a forum are the norm.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Martin Gicheru | Founder and Editor at Techweez
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>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:57 AM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd
>> <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting Take Kinuthia I am reading commentary that they may have just
>>> purchased the company and the new CEO in it. Could see some truth in that.
>>>
>>> Secondly I have seen comments from Nokia Insiders that the purchase is
>>> for devices only and not the IP. It remains to see if Nokia without the
>>> devices is anything more than a shell, future survival depends on how they
>>> grow the Network Equipment portion on NSN (which I can confirm is under
>>> siege from Huawei/ZTE/Ericsson), and how much they can rake in from patents.
>>>
>>> My two cents and I dint have to blog and point readers to it.
>>> #opinionwithouttraffic
>>>
>>>
>>> Kiania D.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Kinuthia Ngugi
>>> <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Mission accomplished for Stephen Elop: Go into Nokia, run down, buy
>>>> cheaply, come back to Microsoft. For whatever its worth, I don't think it
>>>> will go anywhere, Nokia is done on devices for now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Lol @okech never afraid to drive Subarus through someones lawn.
>>>>>
>>>>> As I always say a seamless ecosystem is what Microsoft needs. Not
>>>>> rocket science. Let manufacturers build phones that run your software the
>>>>> way windows is installed on all manner of tin cans. Create ubiquity of
>>>>> windows and make it the default in mobile the way it is on PC. Supplant
>>>>> Blackberry in the corporate world and the revenue will work for you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let Apple be the pretty ecosystem but if you want to get work done best
>>>>> option is windows Phone + tablet + PC.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @Martin - your 'two cents' are too long to publish on email, or are
>>>>>> you just trying to get traffic to your site? I am interested in reading your
>>>>>> views and all other people's views here!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ./Ok3ch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Martin Gicheru <martin@techweez.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My two cents on the acquisition bit.ly/17HBdH8
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Martin Gicheru | Founder and Editor at Techweez
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tel:254721906171 | Website:http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID:
>>>>>>> martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gplus: gplus.to/martingicheru
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Martin Gicheru <martin@techweez.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Microsoft Nokia Lumia Pureview Asha 808 with Fastlane will Surface
>>>>>>>> after this.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Martin Gicheru | Founder and Editor at Techweez
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tel:254721906171 | Website:http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID:
>>>>>>>> martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gplus: gplus.to/martingicheru
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Odhiambo Washington
>>>>>>>> <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Microsoft Lumia! :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 3 September 2013 07:30, Phares Kariuki
>>>>>>>>> <phares.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/Sep13/09-02AnnouncementPR.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
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