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Microsoft Buys | Nokia

: Before the sale, Nokia had already transitioned to Windows Phone, a move famously described by Stephen Elop (who later returned to Microsoft) as jumping off a "burning platform". The Aftermath and Legacy

While the merger promised a unified hardware and software ecosystem, it faced immediate internal hurdles: microsoft buys nokia

In September 2013, Microsoft announced it would acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services division for approximately 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion) . At the time, both companies were facing existential threats: : Before the sale, Nokia had already transitioned

: Before the sale, Nokia had already transitioned to Windows Phone, a move famously described by Stephen Elop (who later returned to Microsoft) as jumping off a "burning platform". The Aftermath and Legacy

While the merger promised a unified hardware and software ecosystem, it faced immediate internal hurdles:

In September 2013, Microsoft announced it would acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services division for approximately 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion) . At the time, both companies were facing existential threats: