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Originally Posted by rcentros
The design and name is Nokia's. Currently the manufacturing and marketing is left up to Foxconn (since Nokia doesn't currently have that capability), but that doesn't mean this is a "Foxconn tablet."
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Normally, Foxconn builds stuff and ships it to their customer who is responsible for sales, distribution, and support. They take their money up-front, no risk of getting stuck with warehouses of non-selling gadgets.
This time, Foxconn is doing all three, and get paid when it sells, so it is really their tablet. They are using Nokia's name to sell it, but the bulk of the risk and money is theirs.
They are moving up the value-add chain. Next step would be to put a brand they own on the gadget.