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Sat 02 Feb 2011Nokia and Microsoft announce partnership on smartphones
NOKIA AND Microsoft are to team up to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market. As part of the deal, Nokia will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform, with its current operating system, Symbian, moved to a franchise platform.
The move is expected to result in significant job cuts at Nokia, as research and development spending is reduced.
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