Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are mixed feelings among Nokia employees—current and old—about the news that the phone manufacturer has been taken over by Microsoft.
They vary from positive to negative, but are all being voiced loudly on Twitter. Largely, plenty of people are emotional:
I have teary eyes #nextchapter
— Pino 🐘 (@haikus) September 3, 2013
Trying to comprehend this mornings news, the mixed emotions running through my head as well as the various conspiracy theories over the yrs
— Damian Dinning (@PhoneDaz) September 3, 2013
Regardless of whether this MSFT move is for the best, it's an extremely emotional time for all of us at Nokia.
— John Kneeland (@SirKneeland) September 3, 2013
Though there’s some anger floating around, too:
Let#s #elop that company! Elop = hostile takeover of a company for a minimum price through CEO infiltration. #Nokia #Microsoft
— Alexander Oswald (@_alexoswald) September 3, 2013
And more than a hint of skepticism:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/374766445801918464
https://twitter.com/embed/status/374825312951205888
But perhaps the best reaction is the realisation that the purchase is plain obvious:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/374735053923704832
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