In this video, a part of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Fool tech and telecom bureau chief Evan Niu takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "How badly will Microsoft (MSFT -1.02%) botch their venture into the cell phone market? Judging from Microsoft's less than stellar acquisition history, should investors be worried about the recent Nokia (NOK 0.87%) acquisition?"
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Ask a Fool: Will Microsoft Botch the Nokia Acquisition?
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Is Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia too tangential to its core business to be successful?
Evan Niu, CFA, has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Microsoft. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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