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Finally, after months of rumours, confirmations, and announcements, Microsoft has just released the following press release welcoming to the device divisions and Noki's servicesa.

The press release

Redmond, Washington. April 25, 2014.- Microsoft Corp. has announced the completion of the acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services. The acquisition has been approved by Nokia's shareholders and by the relevant regulatory authorities. The culmination of this process marks the first step in uniting these two organizations into a single team.

Stephen Elop, former Chairman and CEO of Nokia, will become Executive Vice President of Microsoft Devices Group, reporting to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and overseeing an expanded device business that includes tablets and smartphones Lumia, Nokia mobile phones, Xbox hardware, Surface, Perceptive Pixel (PPI) products and accessories.

Microsoft welcomes a team of employees with extensive industry experience, located in 130 locations in 50 countries, including multiple factories that design, develop, manufacture, market, and sell a broad offering of innovative smart devices, mobile phones and services. As part of the transaction, Microsoft will assume all warranties to customers for current devices.

Microsoft will continue to work closely with a wide variety of hardware partners, developers, operators, distributors, and retailers to provide platforms, tools, applications, and services that enable them to create exceptional devices.By better understanding how hardware and software work together, the company will become stronger and the overall demand for Windows devices will increase.

Stephen Elop's Masterstroke

To some a genius, to others a traitor, the former CEO of Nokia has proven he is worth his weight in gold to Microsoft, by achieving that the company has been able to complete the acquisition of the juicy part of the mobile manufacturer.

On the other hand, Nokia has sent to all its Windows Phone customers updated privacy conditions, where it indicates that software such as Nokia Maps or Drive, remain the property of Nokia, and that Nokia will continue to support its users and the security of their data.

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