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Nokia happier to live on the edge when buying components

PARIS — Overhauling Nokia hasn’t just been a matter of slapping a new operating system on older mobile phone hardware. In reality, the company had to rebuild its entire supply chain — the vast network of business partners that build everything that makes up a phone. And a big part of the change: accepting more risk as the company tries …

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What Google can do with Motorola

All eyes will be on Google, as it takes a sudden plunge into the hardware business, courtesy of Motorola. The $12.5 billion deal, which closed today, netted Google a healthy stockpile of patents for legal defense and offense, along with a historic technology brand and a multibillion-dollar handset and TV set-top box business. It’s pretty obvious what Google will do …

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