3.79 billion euros to acquire Nokia's equipment and service departments, and at the same time to acquire its patent portfolio for 65.438+650 million euros, * * * 5.44 billion euros, accounted for 76.5438+700 million dollars.
According to the agreement reached by the two companies, stephen elop, the current CEO of Nokia, will be the executive vice president of Nokia, in charge of equipment and services until the transaction is completed; Risto Rathma, the current chairman of Nokia, was appointed as interim CEO of Nokia. After the transaction is completed, several Nokia executives will join Microsoft.
Nokia will have 32,000 employees to join Microsoft, including 4,700 Finnish employees and about 65,438+0.83 million manufacturing employees.
2065438+On May 19, 2006, Microsoft sold the related mobile phone business to Fu Zhikang Mobile under Foxconn for US$ 350 million, and handed over the Nokia brand, feature phone software and services to Fu Zhikang.
At the same time, Microsoft reached an agreement with HMD, a newly established Finnish company, to re-launch the Nokia brand in the field of consumer electronics. HMD is run by former executives in charge of telecom business of Nokia and Microsoft.
About 4500 employees will be transferred from Microsoft to Foxconn or HMD. Microsoft will continue to use its Lumia brand to develop smartphones.
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From the end of 20 16, former king Nokia authorized HMD Global Oy to reproduce and sell smartphones under the brand of "Nokia", and successively launched flagship phones equipped with Android system such as Nokia 6, Nokia 7 and Nokia 8.
Judging from the market performance in recent two years, its sales volume has steadily increased, and its current market share has exceeded 65,438+0%. As a mobile phone brand, Nokia is on the road to revival.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Nokia