Re:Microsoft paid Nokia $250m for Windows Phone use
by shinratdr on Thursday January 26, 2012 @08:53AM
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IIRC that's not true. Office for Mac has always been a pretty big cash cow for Microsoft, even if it doesn't seem like it should be. It also helps keep the Office-or-die ecosystem in businesses intact.
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Re:Microsoft paid Nokia $250m for Windows Phone use
by badclient on Thursday January 26, 2012 @10:35AM
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Making more money from Office is winning a battle while losing the war. If Microsoft didn't infuse cash, Apple could have potentially died. Microsoft's biggest competitor--one who's Mac division made more revenue than Windows--may not exist at all or no where close to as strong as it is today.