+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted June 8, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted June 8, 2011 Now Rumors Are Swirling That Samsung Will Buy Nokia Last week it was Microsoft. This week it's Samsung. Market chatter says Samsung wants to buy Nokia, and Samsung isn't denying it, Arild Moen at Dow Jones reports. (Samsung says it doesn't comment on rumors as standard operating procedure.) Moen doesn't say where the rumor of Samsung buying Nokia came from. It's just "speculation." With Nokia's stock dropping, these sorts of rumors will start kicking up. But, Nokia is so utterly screwed it's hard to figure out why anyone would want it. Is its strong distribution really worth the ~$20 billion+ it would cost to buy the company? Source: Business Insider Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
etempest Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 They buy it for the hardware side of the company? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del-Funky Smelly Be. Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I think Microsoft would be more suitable company than SAMSUNG. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grik Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Nokia has big market in Europe and Asia :) Its a big thing, it would be suprising if Samsung would buy them...or even imagine they would sell. Samsung would be huge with this aqusition... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Phone wars! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-berlin.org Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Nokia is dying, don't let Samsung save it. I want to see it suffer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 rather microsoft how cool would it be to have MS branded phone with Windows phone *drool* i am sure it is all for the IPs through Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 rather microsoft how cool would it be to have MS branded phone with Windows phone *drool* i am sure it is all for the IPs through that's pretty much all Nokia has going for it of any real worth, it's IP portfolio Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Samsung would never be allowed to buy Nokia by the regulators. and more importantly, I don't think MS would let this deal go through. I suspect the rumor about MS buying them comes from MS setting up a similar deal with Nokia as they did with Nvidia, and if anyone tries to buy the Nokia phone division, MS will have a buyout clause to buy them first. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted June 8, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'd like Samsung to buy Nokia, and then Microsoft to buy Samsung :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawed Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 how cool would it be to have MS branded phone with Windows phone *drool* I can think of many words for that prospect, none of which include "cool". i am sure it is all for the IPs through That's probably true. Personally, I think many companies are waiting for Nokia's stock to hit rock bottom, and then snap up its patents. The Microsoft-Nokia deal has certainly expedited that process though. I mean, who abandons an OS (Symbian) with a large chunk of the market, and another potential GNU/Linux hit (Meego) for an OS (WM7) with only 1% marketshare. The Nokia board is either insane or has the worst case of entryism (Elop) I've ever seen. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594054956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I can think of many words for that prospect, none of which include "cool". That's probably true. Personally, I think many companies are waiting for Nokia's stock to hit rock bottom, and then snap up its patents. The Microsoft-Nokia deal has certainly expedited that process though. I mean, who abandons an OS (Symbian) with a large chunk of the market, and another potential GNU/Linux hit (Meego) for an OS (WM7) with only 1% marketshare. The Nokia board is either insane or has the worst case of entryism (Elop) I've ever seen. Learn to read, Symbian will live on for at least another 5 years. then go read the interview with Elop and the head developer of Meego of why Meego was dropped, like the fact that their developement had completely stagnated and was stuck on fixing bugs, and at best they would have had 3 devices out the door by 2014, as opposed to 12 WP7 phones in a year. MeeGo was a failure and a dead project. and 1% marketshare, is A LOT more than 0%. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594055094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'd rather Microsoft buy Nokia, than Samsung. I've nothing against Samsung, but I think it would be a better match up IMO. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594055366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIII Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I'd rather Microsoft buy Nokia, than Samsung. I've nothing against Samsung, but I think it would be a better match up IMO. MS is a software company, Samsung is a hardware company with tons of experiences and patents. How is that the MS deal would be better for all of us ? I would rather have Samsung buy Nokia... But on the other hands, that would mean that more update fiasco, so I guess not :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594056336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 9, 2011 Member Share Posted June 9, 2011 I just don't see this happening, at least not yet. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003546-now-rumors-are-swirling-that-samsung-will-buy-nokia/#findComment-594059024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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