Psssst ... hey, you. Wanna hear the latest wireless scuttlebutt going around?
Well, even if you don't, I'm going to pass it on anyway.
First, Nokia
Next, AT&T
It's easy to see why Nokia and Microsoft want to go this route, but AT&T's motivation is not so obvious. If one looks at Verizon's
Apple
Also, AT&T has just expanded its LTE coverage to 26 markets, up from 15. So, the more LTE handsets it can offer, the better.
MicroKia? NoSoft?
We've been seeing a lot of Nokia/Microsoft cooperation with the rollouts of Nokia's Lumia smartphone line last fall, so maybe this last rumor is not so over-the-top. TechCrunch is reporting that Eldar Murtazin, a mobile industry watcher, has claimed via Twitter that Microsoft and Nokia executives will be meeting to work out a deal by which Microsoft would buy Nokia's smartphone operation.
Far-fetched? Remember, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was the former head of Microsoft's business division.
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