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09-03-2013, 08:00 AM
Microsoft's plan to buy Nokia's phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft's long-time partners in the region by revitalizing the Windows ecosystem, according to analysts.
Windows Phone licensee HTC is still assessing the impact of Microsoft's US$7 billion acquisition of Nokia (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048023/microsoft-to-acquire-nokias-devices-business-for-7-17-billion.html)'s mobile phone business, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Huawei Technologies, another licensee, said the acquisition deal would not affect its cooperation with Microsoft, while smartphone maker ZTE also said it would continue developing Windows Phone devices while there was demand for them -- and as long as the OS remained fair and open, as with Google's approach to buying Motorola Mobility, which makes phones running the Android OS that Google develops.
Other Windows Phone licensees such as Samsung Electronics declined to comment.
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Windows Phone licensee HTC is still assessing the impact of Microsoft's US$7 billion acquisition of Nokia (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048023/microsoft-to-acquire-nokias-devices-business-for-7-17-billion.html)'s mobile phone business, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Huawei Technologies, another licensee, said the acquisition deal would not affect its cooperation with Microsoft, while smartphone maker ZTE also said it would continue developing Windows Phone devices while there was demand for them -- and as long as the OS remained fair and open, as with Google's approach to buying Motorola Mobility, which makes phones running the Android OS that Google develops.
Other Windows Phone licensees such as Samsung Electronics declined to comment.
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