Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Microsoft and Nokia Reach a Mobile Agreement - WSJ.com

Another interesting co-opetition development

Microsoft Corp. has reached an agreement with Nokia Corp. to make a mobile version of Microsoft's Office suite of software that works on Nokia cellphones, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The deal with Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, could help Microsoft play a broader role in mobile devices while fortifying its Office business in the face of competition from free Web-based word processors, spreadsheets and other applications from Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. and others. Microsoft, too, is testing a Web-based version of Office.

Microsoft and Nokia Reach a Mobile Agreement - WSJ.com

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