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Microsoft takes Nokia partnership beyond Windows Phone

In an effort to compete in the mobile space, Microsoft teamed up with Nokia last year. In a deal reportedly worth billions of dollars, Nokia agreed to "adopt Windows Phone as its principal smartphone strategy" and "help drive the future of Windows Phone."

From Microsoft's perspective, the arrangement was ideal. Without such a partnership, the software giant likely would have had to make an acquisition a la Google.

So is Microsoft's strategy working?