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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

Taipei, Taiwan
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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Sep 2013

    I find it hilarious that Microsoft paid less for Nokia than they did Skype.

    8:21 PM - 2 Sep 2013
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      2. Vernon E. L. Smith‏ @VernonEL 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Where have you seen purchase figures?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @VernonEL

        @VernonEL http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/Sep13/09-02AnnouncementPR.aspx …

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      2. Vibhor Chhabra ▣‏ @vibhor_chhabra 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent : Considering Nokia was effectively working as a Microsoft division even ~€5B is a lot of money!

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @vibhor_chhabra

        @vibhor_chhabra meh, all overseas, not that much

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      2. Vaccines cause adults‏ @arebee 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent not factoring in support payments?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @arebee

        @arebee unless the acquisition was part of the agreement, they don't count

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      4. Vaccines cause adults‏ @arebee 2 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent tell that to the shareholders.

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      1. Frederic Guarino‏ @fredericg 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        pathetic indeed “@monkbent: I find it hilarious that Microsoft paid less for Nokia than they did Skype.” Cc @tomiahonen

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      1. Joshua Schnell‏ @joshuaschnell 2 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent well, I’m sure the NSA spying subsidy has to come in the mail at some point…

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      2. Mat McLoughlin‏ @mat_mcloughlin 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @davepermen I find it baffling

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      3. davepermen‏ @davepermen 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @mat_mcloughlin

        @mat_mcloughlin @monkbent i find it sad. i want them to throw skype out. ugly sw does not fit the rest of the platform (and never works)

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      2. Sawan Bruins‏ @sawanbruins 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @kok_andy One difference. The patents are still of Nokia and not MS. MS only bought the hardware!

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      4. Sawan Bruins‏ @sawanbruins 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @kok_andy

        @kok_andy @monkbent They are exclusive to MS for the coming 10 years (except maps, which is for the coming 4) but stay owned by Nokia...

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      1. Inês Pereira‏ @slayraa 3 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        I find it sad. Elop wins, Nokia loses. @reckless @monkbent I find it hilarious that Microsoft paid less for Nokia than they did Skype.

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      1. E.‏ @parantuva 3 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent Well, Nokia did pay more to buy NAVTEQ back in the day than what MS paid for Nokia's Phones&Devices...

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      1. Golden Grunt‏ @MadsPeitersen 3 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent @linusjosephson thats beacuse they are not buying all of Nokia. Only their mobile division. Nokia has 3 different divisions ;)

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      1. Andras Toth‏ @tothur 2 Sep 2013
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        RT @monkbent: I find it hilarious that Microsoft paid less for Nokia than they did Skype.

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      1. Martin Harnevie‏ @martinharnevie 2 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent @rick_andrews Sounds like the final phase in Elop's grand strategy, doesn't it? ;-)

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