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Could Nokia Purchase Lead to Microsoft Breakup?

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Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet

There is a sneaking suspicion that the recent purchase of Nokia smartphones by Microsoft may in fact lead to the breakup of the digital giant.  Steven Elop, CEO of Nokia, is an old Microsoftie coming back to lead the newly expanded Devices division and there are rumors that he might in fact be in line for the new CEO job.  But can the complex behemoth that is Microsoft be agile enough to survive in today’s tech atmosphere as a single unit or as a number of more agile units?  Stay tuned.


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