Pass Microsoft to Purchase Nokia for $30 Billion During the Year

According to foreign media reports, according to a blog post published by Eldar Murtazin, publisher of Russia's mobile assessment, Microsoft will use $30 billion to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business. The deal will be completed this year as both parties are eager to make the deal.

However, Murtazin's blog did not mention the $30 billion figure. This figure comes from the SoftSailor website. This site did not disclose specific sources.

Murtazin had quarreled with Nokia in the past and published an article entitled "Nokia: The Destruction of a Big Company." Therefore, it is easy for people to ignore his rumors and think that his rumor is to infuriate Nokia.

However, Murtazin’s recent predictions on Nokia are accurate. For example, he predicted that Nokia will replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the chief executive. Nokia did use Microsoft’s Stephen Elop in September last year to replace Kallasvuo.

Last December, Murtazin predicted that Nokia will provide a complete Windows Phone mobile phone product line. This prediction became a reality: Elop announced in February this year that Nokia will use Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system.

Murtazin also predicted that Nokia will cancel its Ovi brand for online stores. This forecast also became a reality on Monday.

After Elop served as Nokia’s chief executive, it was not only Murtazin who predicted that Microsoft would acquire Nokia. However, he was the first person to time stamp this acquisition. Speaking of specific time projections, Murtazin expects Elopa to resign from Nokia before the end of next year.