Microsoft’s $7.2B Nokia deal is officially delayed until April

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http://press.nokia.com/2014/03/24/nokia-expects-the-sale-of-substantially-all-of-its-devices-services-business-to-microsoft-to-close-in-april-2014/ [press.nokia.com]

Nokia expects the sale of substantially all of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft to close in April 2014

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that it now expects the transaction whereby the company will sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business and license its patents to Microsoft to close in April 2014. This compares with Nokia's previous expectation on the transaction closing in the first quarter of 2014, which Nokia communicated when the company first announced the transaction on September 3, 2013. Nokia and Microsoft remain committed to the transaction.