Microsoft could have bought the smartphone Nokia development could, but this does not mean that it will turn away from the likes of Samsung and HTC when it comes to Windows Phone support 8.
Microsoft confirmed last night that it had decided to buy weapons of Nokia devices and services for £ 4 billion. This means that Microsoft will soon have the ability to design and build your own Windows Phone smartphone high end 8.
However, this does not mean that it will terminate the relationship with the third party manufacturer of smartphones like HTC (who contributed the HTC 8 x, pictured) and Samsung, which have developed Windows Phone devices in recent years.
Microsoft operating systems EVP Terry Myerson was quick to publish a blog post assuring our customers that would keep Windows Phone 8 as an open platform, and Microsoft partners.
"Nokia devices group Acquisition will help make the market for all Windows phones, from Microsoft, or from our OEM partners," said Myerson.
"Our partners bring innovation, diversity and scale for Windows," he said, before pointing to a "breadth of choice in form factor, finishing and materials that offer unique devices at a variety of price points.
Myerson has then proceeded to attempt to head off any concern over discretion and favouritism that might have such third party manufacturers. "We collaborate with our Microsoft hardware team in the same way we collaborate with our partners external hardware: we discuss technical and commercial opportunities discreetly," he explained.
The message is clear enough, then. Microsoft could have bought the company responsible for about 80 percent of sales of Windows Phone device, but Microsoft still needs that other 20 percent to bring the smartphone battle to Apple and Google.
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