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September 3, 2013, 8:29 AM

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Microsoft to acquire Nokia's devices & services business, license Nokia's patents and mapping services  —  Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially …
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Joshua Topolsky / The Verge:
Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's future, and whether Stephen Elop is the next CEO  —  A Q&A with the Microsoft CEO on the eve of his $7.2b purchase of Nokia  —  In a surprising move early Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring Nokia's devices and services division …
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
Fear Of Dying Alone: Microsoft's Last-Ditch Plan For Nokia And Windows Phone  —  What exactly does Microsoft want with the second saddest company in mobile?  —  Alastair Grant, File / AP  —  Microsoft is buying Nokia's cellphone business and licensing its patent portfolio, according to both companies.
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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Microsoft Wants to Keep Licensing Windows Phone to Others, Post-Nokia Deal  —  While Microsoft will clearly be the largest maker of Windows Phones once its deal to buy Nokia's device business is complete, the company says it still hopes to license the software to others.  —  Asa Mathat / AllThingsD.com
Horace Dediu / asymco:
Who's buying whom?  —  When a prosperous company buys a struggling company you have to wonder what they're really buying.  —  Here's how to think about it.  A company is defined as the sum of three values: resources, processes and priorities (RPP).  Everything of value can be classified into these three categories.
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Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android  —  Android 4.3 was released to Nexus devices a little over a month ago, but, as is usual with Android updates, it's taking much longer to roll out the general public.  Right now, a little over six percent of Android users have the latest version.
Verizon:
Verizon Reaches Agreement to Acquire Vodafone's 45 Percent Interest in Verizon Wireless for $130 Billion  —  Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vodafone Group Plc (London, Nasdaq: VOD) to acquire Vodafone's U.S. group …
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Spotify launches ‘Connect,’ lets you stream music to compatible speakers  —  Spotify is freeing your music from the device you use to listen to it.  With a feature called “Spotify Connect,” your current listening sessions will be synced to the cloud, and you'll be able to use any of your devices …
Dana Wollman / Engadget:
Lenovo outs five new ThinkPads, including a 15-inch business Ultrabook  —  It was just last year at Engadget Expand that Lenovo teased the ThinkPad T431s business Ultrabook, and now it's already coming out with a follow-on product.  The company today announced the refreshed T440s …

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