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Tech blogger Robert Scoble on the benefits of a relationship between the tech giant and phone manufacturer.
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The blogs are buzzing about a possible deal between Microsoft and Nokia joining the company now from San Francisco is Robert Scoble with rackspace dot com part -- If these two companies do get together on a more formal basis.
What does each of them do what does each of them get out of it because a note -- stock is off.
And Microsoft which -- own some of -- that's been awful lot recently what are they get out this.
-- Nokia has really -- hardware engineers if you look at the new Nokia and nine it's really a nice bond.
Combined with that Windows -- it it it makes us stronger.
Device in the marketplace.
I just don't know that it it really need a tax.
Android and that apple -- well yet -- -- dot brother dot com.
I'm reading between the lines I can see of that frame next of the pyramid building in San Francisco.
And you you're not keen on this Motorola -- -- turns out to -- does get together put it like that.
Yet you know real enthusiastic about it.
I think it's good for Microsoft -- you know for net Nokia -- It depends on what what the terms are.
I just don't know that this is gonna it it's still it's a question for me -- Microsoft can really be.
-- make an impact in the mobile market.
You know it's funny I interview I just interviewed -- BP M mobile.
And he does he would talk to me about Microsoft it's its android and IOS I found.
That's what matters to -- app developers like eBay you know which is -- dramatic company.
They don't even noticed that windows users yet and -- did this CEOs and people I talk to none -- on here incentives gonna use.
Nokia or Microsoft funds yet that -- so what is.
They have a long road to go.
Bit outside of America.
Isn't Nokia the number one handset maker you go elsewhere in the world and people -- using Nokia handsets Nokia phones right.
Absolutely true but they're using that bad that -- single sell the single chip bonds.
That's -- you know and India and Africa and around the world and they're not using that -- high end Smartphones like the galaxy -- this sort of iPhone that I usually carry around.
That's a -- a different world there.
But couldn't Microsoft put that operating system that windows follow an operating system.
On to them the well established Nokia platform on a -- basis and sell -- around the world have been very profitable is not the goal.
Well -- how are they going to be profitable they're selling it for -- that's the question.
And I don't see it -- windows found -- or the windows -- west needs a decent found it can't be put on that.
-- that's running -- right now.
That's big that like a senate that there's a look a lot that I need to hear from that did this merger thing.
The Q you moving all relevant Canada -- belly people we -- I can tell I could tell he had not -- okay.
Roberts who black and -- about it what you used to work for Microsoft did you not by the yes I did -- -- -- write -- I have Microsoft saw don't you forget that get -- back.
Well we don't you're up this week yes I am ice is been a great weekend gonna retire -- let's go wolf thank you very much indeed good to.
