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Now's the Time for Microsoft to Buy NortelNow's the Time for Microsoft to Buy Nortel
Ever since Microsoft got into the enterprise voice market, there's been speculation that it might buy one of the major players--Siemens or, more likely, Nortel, given the partnership that Microsoft and Nortel have established. It never made that much sense before, because Microsoft didn't want to be in the PBX business, and still doesn't want to be. But with Nortel stock trading near historic lows and the Canadian vendor already announcing plans to divest its Metro Ethernet unit, is it time for Microsoft to revisit the idea of acquiring Nortel's enterprise business?
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