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Because Microsoft NEEDS Win8 on tablets(that people actually want to use) or MS will be dead.

Nokia married Microsoft some time ago, Microsoft had the cash Nokia needed, Nokia made good quality hardware that Microsoft needed to compete with Apple. MS paid Nokia billions for not using Android and abandoning Symbian.

If necessary Microsoft will buy Nokia at a discount, but they can't let Apple and Google to convince people that they don't need Windows in their computers.