Microsoft 'mulled Nokia buyout, ran away screaming'

Re:Microsoft 'mulled Nokia buyout, ran away screaming' by Nelson69 on Monday June 11, 2012 @08:49AM (#4094304)

The belief is that with China and Nokia building middle classes, there will be a gigantic market for $25 phones. Not smartphones, but just phones, like Nokia is really good at making.

Thing is, it's a telco company, they are all horrible.

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Re:Microsoft 'mulled Nokia buyout, ran away screaming' by fpgeek on Monday June 11, 2012 @10:58AM (#4094937)

I wonder how $25 Nokia dumbphones will do against the $25 Android phones that are coming (a bit more than a factor of 2 to go - we've already $50 off-contract during the right sale).

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Re:Microsoft 'mulled Nokia buyout, ran away screaming' by powertower on Monday June 11, 2012 @09:23AM (#4094421)

The only way they are going to make money in China on a $25 phone is if they tie it into a monthly or pre-paid plan.

Otherwise, the margins are going to be slim, non-existent, or in the red on those phones.

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