Microsoft buys Nokia Equipment and services

Today, Microsoft and Nokia announced that Microsoft would buy Nokia's equipment and services to speed up the development of its windows ecosystem.

Following is the open letter from Microsoft CEO Ballmer and Nokia President and CEO Elop:

Nokia and Microsoft both have big dreams – we dreamed that everyone should have a computer on their desks, that every person should have a cell phone in their pockets, and that these dreams are now becoming reality after our long and unremitting efforts.

Today marks a new moment for innovation.

Nokia has 150 years of heritage, innovation, excellence, and innovation, and the DNA of this change begins in Finland and continues to evolve and spread across the globe. From the original paper mills to the production of rubber shoes and tires, and then to mobile phones, the spirit of innovation is in the blood of Nokia.

Nokia will write a new chapter to continue its network of mobile areas, maps and locations, as well as cutting-edge technology innovation.

Microsoft is the same, today is a brave step towards the future, a great leap towards our new journey: to create a range of equipment and services, to delight consumers and help large and small enterprises.

In our past 2.5 partnerships, both sides have built a new global mobile ecosystem with their strengths: Nokia's Windows Phones is becoming the world's fastest-growing intelligent terminal with its award-winning handsets and superior mobile apps and services.

On the basis of this successful cooperation, we announced today the important news: Microsoft is intent on acquiring Nokia's equipment and service business, offering customers more choices, faster innovation and more amazing equipment and services.

This will accelerate the development of Nokia's equipment and services business, bring more people to the world's most innovative smartphones, and continue to reach 1 billion users with Nokia's rich feature handset products.

Microsoft's commitment and resources will drive Nokia's equipment and services business forward, and we can now realize the enormous potential of the Windows ecosystem, bringing the most perfect mobile experience to people's work and life.

We will continue to produce your beloved handsets and invest in the future-with the best new handsets and services from Microsoft and Nokia resources.

Nokia and Microsoft are all committed to this new chapter.

We will work together to rewrite the boundaries of the mobile realm.

Elop and Ballmer are expected to complete the deal in 3721.html, the first quarter of >2014 year, with the approval of Nokia shareholders and relevant agencies.