Rumor: Microsoft 'Could' Buy Nokia for $19 Billion

[JMcEntegart]

Love is in the air?

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[plznote]

They both suck.
My 2 cents.

 

[captaincharisma]

[citation][nom]plznote[/nom]They both suck.My 2 cents.[/citation]

hands his 2 cents back to him

 

[michaelahess]

"doesn't seem too unlikely"

Pet peeve of mine......

 

[DjEaZy]

... maybe for the patents... so M$ could sue Apple...

 

[legacy7955]

The story itself could be a "trial balloon" too see the reaction of the investment and shareholder community.

I bet it is likely. IMO the two companies will merge but each will retain their independence to a degree, keeping both names in tact.

I personally don't like such mergers, the bigger companies become the less agile, efficient, and innovative the become. IF I was M$ I wouldn't do this. If anything M$ needs to become a smaller organization and reconnect with their roots if they want to remain competitive and viable. MS also needs to get rid of that jerk Ballmer, and replace him with a young innovative type like the founders were. I'd love to hear who somebody like Bill Gates or Paul Allen would choose to run M$ today.

 

[illo]

Gates chose Balmer..soooooo

 

[legacy7955]

Gates "chose" (past tense) Ballmer.

I doubt that he would have done the same if he could do it over again.

I wonder who Allen would have selected, my guess is a better choice.

 

[Guest]

This is a retarded rumor

 

[sliem]

[citation][nom]gaeshfdjgtadghftjq6w35tytyrt4y[/nom]This is a retarded rumor[/citation]

This is a retarded name and comment.

 

[mikem_90]

What? The agreement they have already not enough? Why buy the cow when you get the Milk for free?

 

[Guest]

Yes, they "could". Or they could wait a year for their mole to run the place *completely* into the ground and probably get it for $1.9 billion...

 

[beayn]

Nokia is a failed company... MS would be stupid to buy it.

 

[lifelesspoet]

well, they would be less mismanaged by microsoft, if only by a small margin.

 

[hanrak]

[citation][nom]beayn[/nom]Nokia is a failed company... MS would be stupid to buy it.[/citation]

A company reportedly worth 19 billion is a failed company?

 

[teodoreh]

At least Nokia is a real company, with real customers and real products. It's not *cough* Skype..

 

[phatboe]

[citation][nom]hanrak[/nom]A company reportedly worth 19 billion is a failed company?[/citation]
Isn't Yahoo worth ~20billion?

 

[cookoy]

Love is in the air is if there is a symbiotic relationship. If someone buys your whole family, including you, it's ...

 

[slabbo]

in other news, Microsoft can buy many other things for $19 billion.

 

[Pherule]

Nokia is the most successful cellular company to date, why the heck would they need to bail?