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Microsoft In Talks To Buy Nokia's Smartphone Division?

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-much-were-you-asking? dept.

lightbox32 writes "Analyst Eldar Murtazin announced today that Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer was soon to meet his Nokia counterpart Stephen Elop to finalize the purchase of Nokia's smartphone division, which would see patents, staff, and some plants transferred to Microsoft, for an undisclosed price. From the article: '“Steve Ballmer, Andy Lees and Stephen Elop and Kai Ostamo will meet in Las Vegas to finalize agreement about Nokia smartphone unit. Bye Nokia,” he tweeted on Thursday morning."

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  1. Photoshopped by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    This story has been photoshopped. You can tell by the pixels and the smoke coming out of the track.

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  2. Did I make this all up? by Spykk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot would be much more pleasant if all the headlines that end in question marks were removed.

  3. Re:Apple? by roc97007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    > Try explaining to your boss why you almost never pick up when he calls, and then when he does call you, you hang up on him.

    The very last call I (didn't) receive was from my boss, strategic update during a production outage. And I missed it. The next business day, I put in an order for a Blackberry Bold. My boss couldn't approve it fast enough. (He needs me to be connected.)

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  4. Re:This story is a lie by ILongForDarkness · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought slashdot lubricant was caffeinated Astro Glide.