Microsoft inked a deal in September to pay Finish phone maker Nokia €3.79 billion for its phone business, plus an additional €1.65 billion to license the company’s patents, for a total of €5.44 billion, or about $7.2 billion in US dollars. Microsoft hopes to accelerate the growth of its share and profit in mobile devices, both of which could use a boost. In related news, market research firm Kantar Worldpanel reported that the Windows Phone Store was processing 9 million transactions per month, a factoid that Microsoft repeated in a developer blog.
Around 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft, including 4,700 workers in Finland and 18,300 employees directly involved in manufacturing, assembly, and packaging of products worldwide.
Around 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft, including 4,700 workers in Finland and 18,300 employees directly involved in manufacturing, assembly, and packaging of products worldwide.
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