Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announce plans for a broad strategic partnership to build a new global mobile ecosystem at a press conference in London, UK February 11, 2011. Nokia and Microsoft plan to form a broad strategic partne

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced their intent to jointly create market-leading mobile products and services designed to offer consumers, operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity at a press conference in London, UK February 11, 2011. As each company would focus on its core competencies, the partnership would create the opportunity for rapid time to market execution. The ability to bring together key products, such as Nokia Maps, Office, Bing, Windows Live, and Xbox Live would also ensure immediate consumer engagement. Additionally, Nokia and Microsoft plan to work together to integrate key assets to create completely new service offerings, while at the same time extending those established products and services to new markets.