China Approves Microsoft-Nokia Deal, Gets Patent Concessions In Return

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday April 8, 2014 @07:48AM from the go-big-or-go-home dept.

itwbennett writes: "On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional regulatory approval to Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's Devices & Services business. The $7.2 billion deal means that Microsoft could very soon produce its own smartphones using the Windows Phone operating system. In return, China is requiring Microsoft and Nokia to make promises on fair patent use, fearing that the proposed acquisition between the two companies could spell trouble for the nation's Android device makers."

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Re:Since when... by ShanghaiBill · 2014-04-08 08:10 · Score: 4, Insightful

Did china care about patents... Considering all the knockoffs they make over there.
China doesn't care much about patents for their domestic market, but they do care about their exports being blocked.