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title: "Microsoft Acquires Nokia: Implications for the Two Companies and Finland"
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date_published: "2013-09-03"
series: "ETLA Muistio - ETLA Brief"
series_number: "16"
issn:
  - "2323-2463"
language: "en"
publisher: "ETLA Economic Research"
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abstract: "Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s phone business has considerable implications for Nokia and potentially for Finland as a country, but little immediate effects on Microsoft and related industries. One might ask, couldn’t there have been better remedies for the challenges both Microsoft and Nokia were facing?"
---

# Microsoft Acquires Nokia: Implications for the Two Companies and Finland

**Published:** 2013-09-04  
**Categories:** Promemoria, Publikationer  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/microsoft-acquires-nokia-implications-companies-finland-2/

#### Abstract

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s phone business has considerable implications for Nokia and potentially for Finland as a country, but little immediate effects on Microsoft and related industries. One might ask, couldn’t there have been better remedies for the challenges both Microsoft and Nokia were facing?

---

## Additional Information

**Kirjoittajat:** Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Kalm, Matias - Pajarinen, Mika - Rouvinen, Petri - Seppälä, Timo - Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi

**Kansikuva:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Muistio-Brief-16-kansi.jpg

**Lataa Pdf:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Muistio-Brief-16.pdf

**Paivays:** 03.09.2013

**Sivuja:** 6

**Kieli:** en

**Sarja:** ETLA Muistio - ETLA Brief

**Sarja Nro:** 16

**Issn:** 2323-2463

**Saatavuus:** 2

**Publication Research:** No



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