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Is Microsoft's next move buying Nokia or RIM? Nah... | |
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| Time: 11:06 EST/16:06 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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I’ve seen a number of Microsoft watchers tweeting that it’s all but inevitable that Microsoft will buy either Nokia or RIM to counter Google’s planned Motorola Mobility acquisition, announced on August 15. I’ve got to say I still don’t think buying a handset maker makes sense for the Redmondians. Yes, owning the end-to-end pipeline works for Apple. But it’s not the way Microsoft — or Google, for that matter — has structured its mobile business. Acquisitions of big companies are tough for any vendor to pull off well. Microsoft has had issues digesting companies that it has acquired in recent years. (Examples: Danger, adECN, aQuantive) Consequently, the Microsoft brass have been more inclined to partner (Nokia, Yahoo) than purchase — with the very obvious exception of Skype. | ||
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