A huge amount of money was bought into the abandoned Nokia

The origin of cooperation between Nokia and Microsoft should be traced back to February 11, 2011. At that time, they announced a strategic partnership in London, UK, Nokia Lumia extraordinary series of mobile phones using Windows Phone system.

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Later, as the opening story of the Nokia Lumia series, the Lumia 800 was announced at the Nokia World Congress in London on October 26, 2011. The starting point of the cooperation between the two is to build a new "mobile ecosystem" covering the world, to counter strong opponents such as Apple and Google, reshape Nokia's dominance in the mobile phone market.

According to the data, 2013 was the fastest growing year for Microsoft WP smart phones last year: the annual shipments were 33.4 million, an increase of 90%. Of these, 90% are credited with the Nokia Lumia phone. As we all know, the WP camp has two major manufacturers, Samsung and HTC, as well as the HTC 8X. However, it goes without saying that the vast majority of WP subscriber growth comes from Nokia. In other words, many users buy Lumia smart phones, not because of Microsoft's Windows Phone system, but because of Nokia's charm.

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(Nokia Lumia phones use WP system)

If Microsoft does not have strategic cooperation with Nokia, then it is conceivable that Microsoft's mobile strategy and WP camp should completely collapse. Because WP platform relies heavily on Nokia, on September 3, 2013, Microsoft and Nokia jointly announced that Microsoft will acquire Nokia's equipment and services division.

Some analysts also said that Nokia's sales in the fourth quarter was only 8.2 million, down from 8.8 million in the third quarter, and the mobile phone business lost 270 million US dollars. Maybe Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business is also due to the poor performance of the Nokia Lumia device.

However, after being acquired, Nokia has since blocked its other roads. In fact, Nokia can also have other options at the same time, such as Google's Android. However, Nokia only firmly selected Microsoft’s WP. Is it not afraid of fulfilling the story of "a farmer and a snake"?