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InformationWeek reports that Denmark's largest bank predicts Nokia will sell its phone-making business to Microsoft during the first half of 2012.



Danske Bank in Denmark is making a bold forecast. It says that Nokia will lop off its cell phone manufacturing business and sell it to none other than Microsoft before the close of the first half of 2012. There are plenty of reasons for why this wouldn't work, but at least one why it might.

Nokia and Microsoft's relationship kicked off about 10 months ago when Nokia announced plans to drop Symbian for Microsoft's Windows Phone software in its smartphones. Nokia has spent the better part of the last year retooling its business to match that of Microsoft's, especially with respect to how its phone business is being run.
  Danish Bank Believes Nokia Will Sell To Microsoft