Microsoft rocked the tech world today with the announcement that it is spending about $ 7 billion to acquire Nokia. The move has a variety of potential benefits and ramifications, and many of those could have an impact on how your business relates to Microsoft in the years to come.

For many small and medium businesses, the chaos that seems to surround Microsoft may seem like cause for concern. Businesses don’t like change and uncertainty, but the tech landscape has shifted and Microsoft needs to adapt or die. Whichever direction Microsoft goes, it will mean change for the businesses that rely on Microsoft products and services.

Smartphones or CEO

Who knows what the true motive for buying Nokia is or Microsoft’s ultimate goal?. Microsoft has already gotten into the device market with the Surface tablet line, and it recently restructured its business units to focus more on devices, so acquiring Nokia to get directly involved in manufacturing smartphones makes some sense. That’s more or less the pitch Microsoft made to investors as its rationale for buying Nokia.

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