London Executive from German Bank suggested MS and Nokia alliance in open letter.
The New York Times has pointed out: Speculation of Alliance With Microsoft Lifts Nokia Shares.
The speculation has been prompted, or orchestrated, by an open letter (PDF) to Stephen (Nokia) and Steve (Microsoft) Ballmer written by Adnaan Ahmad of Berenberg Bank and posted in theFinancial Times.
Elop, a Canadian who used to work for Microsoft, could do a deal to sell Windows Phone 7 on some Nokia phones. This could help both parties, especially through the phone's integration with Microsoft Exchange, Office and SharePoint. I wrote about this last year in Nokia could join the Windows Phone 7 party, and I do think it's possible, though it won't mean Nokia drops Symbian or perhaps even (as Adnaan Ahmad advises) MeeGo.
It also won't mean Windows Phone 7 gets an instant boost in the marketplace. Microsoft has rules for hardware buttons that Nokia will have to meet, so it's not simply a matter of changing the ROM in a Nokia N8, or whatever.
Source: zdnet uk
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