Every day we’re hearing new rumors about Nokia. Some speak about the company’s new deals, others introduce the Finnish company not in bright shades… And now Eldar Murtazin says Microsoft is going to buy Nokia for $19 billion.

At the first sight it can seem unbelievable, as Nokia has come a long way and wouldn’t lay down arms so soon. On the other hand, Nokia’s collapse is lasting for several years, and, according to analysts, its cooperation with Microsoft is the last chance to save its authority in the mobile world. In the frames of this cooperation Nokia will provide some software support to the Redmond-based giant, and we’ll see new Nokia devices running Microsoft’s operating system. Well, everything seems so easy, but…

If their cooperation doesn’t succeed, the only one to suffer will be Nokia, as Microsoft provides its mobile platform to several companies, namely to HTC, Samsung, Dell and LG, so Nokia’s failure doesn’t change anything. So this means the trump is in Microsoft’s hand, and it can use it to get what it wants… if Microsoft has such goals, of course.

Perhaps you think this can’t happen, since Microsoft is known for its cruel strategy — destroy everything in its path; if Microsoft has such an objective, we would have heard about it earlier. But I think the treasure is buried deeper…

First Apple and Microsoft were PC OS companies, and, admit it or not, they have been enemies all the time. Then Apple guessed the moment and shifted to mobile software, which provided its success in this market. Now it offers three very popular devices — the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod, but the smartphone market is growing and now Apple is more dedicated to it. It’s not accidental as during the last year there were sold more smartphones than PCs, which shows the potential of this market. Well, everything is clear with Apple’s history, and now I guess you wonder what does it have to do with Microsoft and Nokia. Don’t you think Microsoft is going to repeat the same moves? I think it’s quite possible, because it is an accepted practice when software makers acquire hardware manufacturers to spread their products.

Moreover, I think Nokia knew this could happen sometime, and was actively developing its own platform, Symbian, but unfortunately it was classified as a “burning platform.” I usually do not believe such rumors, but this time Murtazin’s information can be true…

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