Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia has been cleared in India, one of many countries in which it has applied for clearance of the deal.
Noting that Nokia is primarily in the business of mobile handsets in India, a business that Microsoft is not active in, the Competition Commission of India has ruled that the combination of the two companies will not likely have an “appreciable adverse effect” on competition in India.
“There exists a vertical relationship between Microsoft and Nokia, as Microsofts Windows Phone OS is used in the Nokia Lumia range of smartphones,” the commission wrote in its order. However, the relation was found to be “relatively insignificant” as the operating system has a small share of the market and Nokia already faces competition from other players.
Nokia had a 5 percent share of the Indian smartphone market to Samsung’s 26 percent share in the second quarter, according to research firm IDC.
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