Microsoft acquired Nokia cellphone

Microsoft has announced that it will acquire the division of Nokia's mobile devices , and its patents -7.17 billion in
End of an era : Microsoft buys most of cellular division of Nokia, along with a license to the patent portfolio of the Finnish cellphone maker , during whose value is 7.17 billion dollars - less than Microsoft paid for Skype two years ago . The transaction is expected to take place early in 2014 , if approved regulatory .
As part of the move back Nokia's CEO - Stephen Elop , Microsoft , executive vice president for products and services. Can be estimated that the general, who served as head of Microsoft's Business Division in 2008-2010 , is now faced leads as CEO of Microsoft.
The acquisition comes two years and a half after that Nokia entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft, which has become the phone maker Windows Phone operating system 's main operating system for its smartphones , and abandoned attempts to develop its own operating system for smartphones . Has since become Nokia Windows Phone device manufacturers leading , but the system itself failed to reach significant market share worldwide. Along with the teams that make the series Lumia , based on Windows Phone , Microsoft will acquire the simple cell division - more , still popular in developing countries.
Currently, approximately 32,000 employees around the world are expected Nokia to make Microsoft employees and about 56,000 employees will not be Microsoft. And what about the brand " Nokia " ? Microsoft receives franchise him, but he will remain with the company Nokia , which will focus on equipment for cellular networks .