TechFlash: Microsoft's purchase of Nokia mobile falls flat on Wall Street. Here's why

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Microsoft's purchase of Nokia mobile falls flat on Wall Street. Here's why It's going to take more than a positive attitude to convince Wall Street investors that Microsoft did the right thing by acquiring Nokia for about $5 billion plus $2.2 billion in patent licenses. Microsoft's Ballmer: A win with smartphones leads to wins with other devices Microsoft is hoping its acquisition of Nokia's smartphone division will drive sales of its tablets and accelerate the company's push into the hardware market. Microsoft watchers weigh in on the meaning of the Nokia deal Now that Microsoft Corp. announced it's buying Nokia's devices and services division for nearly $7.2 billion, media outlets are weighing in on the deal's effect on consumers and on the Redmond computer giant. Bezos gives a big interview to his newst property — The Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos, who bought the Washington Post last month, said he's looking to start a new "golden era" at the newspaper. Trying to attract throngs by using hashtags on Facebook? Uh, never mind Adding hashtags to your Facebook posts could be a waste of time if you're trying to reach a wide audience. Microsoft buying Nokia devices division for $7.2B In a bold move Monday, Microsoft announced it is acquiring Nokia's devices and services division for nearly $7.2 billion, and that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will return to Microsoft as the president of the division. Amazon launches Kindle 'MatchBook' plan If you've ever purchased a print book from Amazon.com Inc. in the past 18 years, the Seattle online retailer has a new program to get that book onto your Kindle reader. National Tech News FlipChip International names David Wilkie as new CEO Incentive program helps Hawaii doctors, hospitals with electronic medical records costs Kodak exits bankruptcy LinkedIn to sell $1 billion in new shares D/FW Airport will roll out new toll plazas Wednesday Twitter hires Google ad director Cary's SciQuest buys Pittsburgh's CombineNet for $43M Study: Facebook hashtags are a bust Lockheed Martin satellites reach milestone We can learn something from Pittsburgh? Apparently, says Cintrifuse

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