Shares in Nokia fell 14 per cent on Friday after its announcement of a strategic allegiance with Microsoft failed to convince investors that the handset maker could fight back against Apple and Google in the smartphone market.
Stephen Elop, who left Microsoft to take over as Nokia chief executive last year, said the deal offered the best chance for the two companies to create a software platform capable of challenging Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems.
“It’s now a three-horse race,” he told investors in London, declaring that Microsoft’s Windows platform would become Nokia’s main operating system.
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