Is Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia BlackBerry fatal? - ZDNet.be

Summary: Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s mobile telephony seems to indicate that Microsoft is serious about to conquer

the mobile business market.

The popularity of Windows Phone is constantly increasing and recently, the BlackBerry platform globally the third cast. Does the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft the beginning of the end for BlackBerry

Nokia has now already 80 percent of the Windows Phone market. So it’s no surprise that Microsoft with the acquisition tries to ensure that this remains so. There has been speculation in the past that Microsoft would on BlackBerry buy as the choice to be mobile in the company, but I think we may currently be forgotten. While the unique components of BlackBerry disappear – think of the introduction of BBM on iOS and Android – there is little reason for Microsoft to consider such acquisition

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BlackBerry was once dominant in the business and that was mainly due to the fact that they controlled hardware, software and backend servers. Now Nokia is a part of Microsoft, the latter, in addition to the software and Exchange servers, now also the hardware in hands. Microsoft is such an interesting choice for mobile in the company.

We all know that Windows RT no success has become, but the rumor that Nokia is working on a Windows RT tablet and their expertise with their Lumia phones, we might get to see something successful between phone and laptop / desktop where the BlackBerry PlayBook is not successful. But Microsoft and Nokia must obtain their consistent approach with hardware and the ecosystem will promote to businesses and consumers.

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Nokia Lumia has some interesting products launched across the spectrum prices around, and Windows Phone provides business users with a phone that works in a similar way as a Windows 8 PC. Much is written about the adoption of Windows 8, which has been slow going, but remember that companies do not upgrade as fast as consumers.

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domain that Windows Phone will always get criticism, are the applications. But if Microsoft is serious about the hardware for the platform, then we can assume that they are also serious about applications and that they will make further efforts in this area. The acquisition of Nokia announces interesting times for the platform.

While Windows Phone 8 to win market share and consumers get used to the tile interface, I think it will feel when these consumers also Windows 8 on their company computer to start using. more familiar The acquisition also gives a sense of security that we can expect for Nokia Windows Phones.

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