The wave of companies rushing to merge is building once again. On Monday it was Verizon and Vodafone. Tuesday was Microsoft and Nokia. Two questions: What will merging do for these companies, and which are next? The reason for companies merging is clear. The wireless world continues to change. Growth over the next few years will look much different from the last few years. The most recent wave of growth started six years ago with Apple’s iPhone. Then came Google’s Android operating system. Apple and Google transformed the entire wireless space.
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Microsoft, Nokia, Verizon, Vodafone: Who's Next?
Posted by: Jeff Kagan September 5, 2013 05:00 AMThe wave of companies rushing to merge is building once again. On Monday it was Verizon and Vodafone. Tuesday was Microsoft and Nokia. Two questions: What will merging do for these companies, and which are next? The reason for companies merging is clear. The wireless world continues to change. Growth over the next few years will look much different from the last few years. The most recent wave of growth started six years ago with Apple’s iPhone. Then came Google’s Android operating system. Apple and Google transformed the entire wireless space.