"Microsoft's Nokia acquisition, "Nadella, Gates were initially against the Nokia Deal" "

Microsoft announced its acquisition of Nokia Devices and services last year(2013) in September.Through the transaction, Microsoft also intends to acquire key patents and licenses that will be used with phones and other Microsoft products.The acquisition, which was announced in September 2013, had an expected closing of early 2014 and is likely to close around the end of Microsoft's 2014.

The lengthy closing time has allowed a great deal of speculation as to how the Nokia phone business will be integrated into Microsoft and also how the direction of Nokia's mobile phones will change.

A report by Bloomberg Business week claims that Microsoft founder Bill Gates and new CEO Satya Nadella were against Nokia acquisition.Tony Bates, who came to Microsoft after the purchase of Skype and left the company earlier this week after Satya Nadella's first executive reshuffle, was also opposed to the deal. Later, Nadella changed his stance and supported the deal; Bates remained firm against the acquisition.

Bill Gates also had his doubts about Microsoft expanding its hardware business. The report adds, "Gates didn't agree that the world's largest software maker should produce its own mobile devices, and Ballmer was hurt that Gates didn't back him".So, it might some more time for Microsoft to acquire Nokia, need to wait till the next update from Microsoft.