Today's wacky mobile industryrumor is that Microsoft could be interested in buying Nokia's mobile phone division , on the heels of the companies' Windows Phone 7 partnership.
Now, this is pretty out-there. The deal would be huge -- Nokia's market cap is $32 billion -- and it would be a big shift in Microsoft's focus. So it'seasy to laugh this off as a big, silly rumor .
But there's one reason why Microsoft potentially buying Nokia actually makes sense.
Because it's the only way that Microsoft could ever make enough money off Windows phones to matter.
Apple , HTC , and RIM have shown that when a smartphone company is performing well, there is a healthy amount of profit to be made. Apple likely makes a fewhundred dollars in profit per iPhone sold, for example.
Via http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-nokia-windows-phone-2011-5?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=sai
