What company will Stephen Elop steal for Microsoft next?

Stephen Elop is out at Microsoft. This isn't surprising news — his departure seemed all but assured once Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as CEO — but it does complete the strangest chapter in Nokia's long history. Elop had a long run as a VP at Microsoft before he became CEO of Nokia, where he promptly issued a memo relying heavily on an allegory for suicidal choices to announce a wholesale switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone, struggled in the marketplace, cratered the value of the company, and then sold the whole thing to his old friends at Microsoft at a steep discount.

You might recognize this story as the plot of Independence Day, as told from the alien's perspective.

So now that Elop is free to roam the badlands once again,...

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