REDMOND, Wash., April 25 (UPI) -- Microsoft will finally close its acquisition of Nokia's handset division, ending a seven-month wait to take forward its "mobile first cloud first" strategy.
Nokia said Friday that the deal, which will see 30,000 employees transferring to Redmond, Wash. was slightly more onerous than the $7.5 billion announced in September. Microsoft will get Nokia's design team, most of its manufacturing and assembly facilities, operations and its sales and marketing support.