Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Sep 3 15:59:34 CDT 2013
Hi Shamil: It all looks very good on the surface (no pun intended). Now we shall see how this all plays out. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Salakhetdinov Shamil" <mcp2004 at mail.ru> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 12:52:59 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's cellphone business FYI: http://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http://www.microsoft.com/investor/downloads/events/Accelerating_Growth_Sept_3_2013.pptx Tuesday, September 3, 2013 11:57 AM -06:00 from Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>: >Hi Arthur: > >Very interesting... It could do nothing but help Microsoft...in the long run. > >Aside: Patents are why companies buy out other companies. The patent trolls are always searching for another hapless violator, on which to feast. It should be noted that most of Microsoft's cell phone revenue comes from fees paid by Google, because of some old patent which could have stopped the Android OS from ever being made, if an agreement had not been reached. So in essence, Google is helping Microsoft buy Nokia. > >Jim > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Arthur Fuller" < fuller.artful at gmail.com > >To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > >Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 4:27:39 AM >Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's cellphone business > >Will this $7B deal be enough to repurpose Microsoft? > >-- >Arthur >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Салахетдинов Шамиль _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com