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• Not only that, but continue with Meego as well - n/t - Authored by: Gringo_ on Saturday, June 16 2012 @ 01:07 PM EDT
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Microsoft doesn't care if Nokia survives

I would be very surprised if Balmer survives a Nokia debacle. Balmer's strategy for the future was based on Nokia being successful. If Nokia goes under, the press will have a feeding frenzy saying it was Microsoft's fault. The fact that the Lumia phones supposedly got good reviews will only make things worse, as it simply means that Nokia put out good hardware, but they still didn't sell.

If Balmer's head rolls, his replacement would have a hard time continuing with the same failed strategy. It would be a good opportunity to dump all the money losing ventures into consumer markets, web portals, search/advertising, and phones and tablets. Microsoft could sell or close multiple divisions and lay off thousands of employees, and investors would be delighted.

So, Balmer has a lot at stake here. However, Microsoft's own investors might actually benefit more from a complete Nokia failure than they would from the current drizzle of mediocrity.

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• "the press will have a feeding frenzy saying it was Microsoft's fault" - Why? - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 17 2012 @ 11:49 AM EDT