Nokia's share of the smartphone market has been in rapid decline for several years. While at the start of 2010 nearly 40% of smartphone owners used Nokia devices, the company's market share has plummeted to below 5%.
A full 20% of Nokia's market share decline occurred after the Feb. 11, 2011, announcement that the company would be entering a strategic partnership with Microsoft. This is not to say the partnership itself is to blame, rather that the two companies are yet to see success together.
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After much discussion of the implications Microsoft's $7.2 billion takeover of Nokia on Tuesday, Statista created this chart comparing Microsoft and Nokia's performances over the past two and a half years.
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