September 04, 2013 (vol. 123, iss. 124) • Page Image 3
…'s acquisition of Nokia's troubled smartphone business represents a daring $7.2 billion attempt by the software giant and a once-influential cell- phone maker to catch up with . the mobile computing revolution…
… a cohe- sive package, like rival Apple has done. But there are plenty of reasons to question whether the copycat approach will pay off. Unlike Apple, Microsoft Corp. makes most of its money from…
… software for personal comput- ers - a still-profitable franchise that has gradually been crum- bling as smartphones and tab- lets supplant laptop and desktop machines.- By some estimates, more than two…
…-thirds of the computing devices being sold now are either smartphones or tablets, and there are few signs that trend will change duringthe next decade. PYONGYANG Rodman embarks on second trip to North Korea…