Nokia built an Android phone to ensure the company’s sale to Microsoft

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Zc89P06qBK3u3WP.1zjHHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/nokia-normandy.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-built-android-phone-ensure-company-sale-microsoft-152528160.html)As was reaffirmed in a report on Tuesday night, Nokia has been prepping a low-end Android phone-that is close to being ready for commercial release. The handset, code-named Normandy, is an entry-level device resembling some of the recent Asha budget phones that-were successful enough to halt Nokia’s feature phone unit volume and average sales price erosion in the autumn quarter. What The Verge did not report is that after Nokia’s handset unit sale to Microsoft was announced, there was buzz in Helsinki that Nokia had used a very specific form of leverage to force Microsoft to buy the entire handset unit, including the massive low-end-feature phone operation that-is not a natural fit with Microsoft’s smartphone ambitions. That leverage was proof



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