Nokia Corp. billions of dollars received BARCELONA, Spain - Microsoft Corp. to dig its current smart phone software for Windows phone 7, the deal said Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Sunday in defence.
Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones and Microsoft announced their Alliance Friday. Both investors and staff responded dismay: Nokia's stock dived 14 percent and flex time Finnish employees used early home go.
On Sunday, a day before who said mobile fair Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, billions of dollars to Windows phone 7 switch Nokia CEO Stephen Elop press, analysts and industry players, apart from the benefits of the Alliance created Friday, Microsoft pays Nokia.
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"This is something I don't think it was completely explained" on Friday, said Elop.
ELOP said Finland-based Nokia from Google Inc., has been courted had wanted to use it its popular Android software for smartphones to convince. Elop, Microsoft's payments are a recognition that Nokia had "Contribute significant value," said that until recently was a Microsoft employee.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft has introduced Windows phone 7 last year on mobile phones from LG Electronics Inc. and HTC Corp. but only a few percent of the Smartphone market, according to analysts, conquered. Sets Windows phone 7 to win a much bigger share of the market always Nokia on board.
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