Microsoft-Nokia ($7.2B, 2014)

Microsoft's $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia's phone division in 2014 was immediately written off within a year, resulting in 18,000 employee layoffs. The deal aimed to challenge iPhone and Android but delivered no sustainable mobile market share, making it Steve Ballmer's most expensive single mistake.

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