I believe Nokia was feeling the heat of the android and iphones and decided to make a move. Maybe they should had gone to Android and simply worried about hardware, which they are/were very good at.
Nimantha.d, Redarding your question as to the market share comparison, I just came across an article in BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK that you may find interesting. "...Huawei Technologies. A company many Americans haven't even heard of may well have passed Nokia last quarter to become the third-largest smartphone maker..." The entire article may be found at:
Well owen still im confused that Huwawi is that much stronger in financially to gain the market or capture the market share of Nokia ? I thought nokia has a better share than Huwawi.
Finland refuses to step in and buy NOK shares (ala GM). "Nokia's problems are none of the government's business"... A buyout, or partial liqudation of its' patents seems more likely.
The alliance between Nokia and Microsoft really does no good to Nokia but Microsoft. Microsoft gains the knowhow in the process and came up with its own tablet Surface. Won't it hurt Nokia sales further ?
@nimantha.d, Sorry, my post was not very clear. I meant to imply that at that price (Nokia's current market cap), give or take, it might be attactive for Huawei to aquire Nokia.
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