Microsoft and Nokia team up to take on RIM
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Taking on RIM could be a challenge, but if Nokia and Microsoft can pull it off easier and cheaper for customers than RIM can, they just may put a dent in the Blackberry world.
Microsoft and Nokia have teamed to bring Microsoft’s Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, to Nokia eSeries handheld devices. The move is a shot across the bow of RIM Blackberry which currently dominates the business smartphone space. The partnership also enables Microsoft to extend the reach of its messaging and communications products. Both companies stressed the move to put Office apps on Nokia phones is not an attempt to compete with the popular iPhone – something considered a consumer device, not a business tool.
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