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Microsoft said it will acquire some 25,000 Nokia employees in 50 countries.

April 26th, 2014 - 01:26 GMT

It's official: Nokia's era comes to and end with Microsoft's $7.5 billion takeover

More than 4,000 in Finland will transfer to Microsoft and the Nokia headquarters in Espoo, near the Finnish capital, Helsinki, will be taken over by the US giant.

“Microsoft purchased Nokia to make sure that no one else buys Nokia. Microsoft could have bought Nokia last year and saved money," said Zimmerman.

September 4th, 2013 - 10:44 GMT

Microsoft-Nokia deal: too good to be true?

September 4th, 2013 - 10:01 GMT

And so it begins: Nokia shares already surging thanks to Microsoft takeover!

"For a lot of us Finns, including myself, Nokia phones are part of what we grew up with. Many first reactions to the deal will be emotional," said Alexander Stubb, Finland's minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, on his Twitter account.

September 3rd, 2013 - 01:14 GMT

Stephen Elop latest

It's official: Nokia's era comes to and end with Microsoft's $7.5 billion takeover

Microsoft-Nokia deal: too good to be true?

And so it begins: Nokia shares already surging thanks to Microsoft takeover!

After a 150 year-old legacy, Microsoft to purchase Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion