Today will go down in history of the mobile phone as the day that Nokia, another all-time market leader, and after 25 years, says goodbye to the phone market. At an extraordinary shareholders meeting and multitudinous, has approved the sale of the mobile division to Microsoft with 99.7 percent of the vote, and the indignation of small shareholders who believe that Stephen Elop Nokia has sunk to sell it his former company.
Una vez aprobada la venta por los accionistas, Microsoft debe esperar ahora el visto bueno de las autoridades para la defensa de la libre competencia de Estados Unidos y Europa. Por su parte, Nokia mantiene sus divisiones de equipos de red, telecomunicaciones, Mapas, y la división de investigación avanzada. En la junta, el CEO interino ha explicado que, de la venta de la división de móviles, invertirá 1.650 millones de euros en investigación y patentes, 1.500 millones irán a parar a la división de redes y telecomunicaciones y el resto será para los accionistas.
Once approved for sale by the shareholders, Microsoft must now wait for approval from the authorities for the defense of free competition in the U.S. and Europe. For its part, Nokia maintains its divisions network equipment, telecommunications, maps, and advanced research division. At the meeting, the Acting CEO explained that the sale of the mobile division will invest 1.650 billion in research and patents, 1,500 million will go to the networking and telecommunications division and the rest will be for shareholders.
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