Comments on: Nokia: Microsoft paid us $250m in Q4 to use Windows Phone http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: nabberuk http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176257 nabberuk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176257 Nokia maps is replacing bing maps so it will be used across the whole of Microsoft. Besides, where do you get your $4 from?

]]> By: nabberuk http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176258 nabberuk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176258 Nokia maps is replacing bing maps so it will be used across the whole of Microsoft. Besides, where do you get your $4 from?

]]> By: Teche21 http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176249 Teche21 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176249 In 2007 before Nokia bought NAVTAQ, the company announced $4 license price for Navigation software without maps. The plan was that the device makers would put the software on their devices and then the customers who bought those devices can buy the maps for their region.

And do you seriously think that navigation software is costlier than the OS. because Microsoft has just sold 5 million Windows Phone licenses and if Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to put Nokia maps on those 5 million OS that means Microsoft is paying $50 for each map license and then they are putting it on Windows Phone OS and selling that OS for $25

]]> By: Radford C. http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176240 Radford C. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176240 Meego? please

]]> By: Teche21 http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176237 Teche21 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176237 Microsoft is paying Nokia $250 for each phone for mapping software. Navtec license is available for just $4. Nokia sold 1 million Windows Phone devices and Microsoft is paying them $250 million dollars for that.

]]> By: John Bennett http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176232 John Bennett Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176232 M$. That’s cool: It’s like a short form for “Microsoft” but using a dollar sign. Clever!

]]> By: John Bennett http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176233 John Bennett Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176233 M$. That’s cool: It’s like a short form for “Microsoft” but using a dollar sign. Clever!

]]> By: nabberuk http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176120 nabberuk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176120 Mapping being the biggest. Nokia own navtec.

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]]> By: nabberuk http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176121 nabberuk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176121 Mapping being the biggest. Nokia own navtec.

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]]> By: Teche21 http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176076 Teche21 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176076 Services to Microsoft, what services? Basically, Microsoft is paying Nokia to launch Windows Phone in hope that Nokia’s large market share in overall mobile phone market might have a positive effect on Windows Phone growth.

]]> By: Teche21 http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176077 Teche21 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176077 Services to Microsoft, what services? Basically, Microsoft is paying Nokia to launch Windows Phone in hope that Nokia’s large market share in overall mobile phone market might have a positive effect on Windows Phone growth.

]]> By: jcdr http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176060 jcdr Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176060 Now others manufacturers that use WP well like there pay there main concurrent. The only reason there still pay is because of the extortion M$ do on Android. How this WP crap can sustain without M$ massive distortion of the market.

Ditch WP, bring back Meego.

]]> By: jcdr http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176061 jcdr Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176061 Now others manufacturers that use WP well like there pay there main concurrent. The only reason there still pay is because of the extortion M$ do on Android. How this WP crap can sustain without M$ massive distortion of the market.

Ditch WP, bring back Meego.

]]> By: nabberuk http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176040 nabberuk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176040 Nokia are providing services, not just buying a license to use Windows Phone. So it’s not $250 per phone as you put it.

]]> By: Teche21 http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176030 Teche21 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176030 So for each Windows Phone device that Nokia sold Microsoft paid Nokia $250… thats a very bad investment by Microsoft for a product they sell for $25 (single license fee for Windows Phone OS)

]]> By: anurag chauhan http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-microsoft-paid-us-250m-in-q4-to-use-windows-phone-26210827/#comment-176022 anurag chauhan Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210827#comment-176022 Ditching Meego isnt cheap Microsoft !!!

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