Who bought Nokia?
On September 3rd, 20 13, Microsoft announced that it would acquire Nokia's equipment and service departments at a price of 3.79 billion euros, and at the same time acquire Nokia's related technology patents at a price of 165 billion euros. The total transaction amount reached 5.44 billion euros, of which 32,000 employees will be transferred from Nokia to Microsoft. The whole transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year. It is speculated that after the acquisition is completed, Microsoft will adjust Nokia's equipment product line, gradually abandon the "Nokia" brand logo, and retain the original Lumia and Asha names. In other words, the future mobile phone is "Microsoft Lumia XXX" and so on. After the acquisition of Nokia Equipment and Service Department, it still owns Here map and NSN department (mobile network, base station construction, etc.).