Microsoft To Cut Workforce By 18,000 This Year, ‘Moving Now’ To Cut First 13,000
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#2They are killing the Nokia X Android line too[1], just as I predicted in a comment[2] about that line being insurance by Nokia against the deal falling apart in the story about them releasing Android phones[3]. The comments are interesting in retrospect.
From [1] http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5911909/microsoft-kills-of...
>"In addition to the portfolio already planned, we plan to deliver additional lower-cost Lumia devices by shifting select future Nokia X designs and products to Windows Phone devices," says Elop. "We expect to make this shift immediately while continuing to sell and support existing Nokia X products."
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#4Once again, Hacker News is tomorrow's newspaper today.
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#5Not only cut workforce but they also retiring android from nokia now they only release windows phone
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#6For those that follow Microsoft and Nokia: does this effectively mean that the acquisition has been a failure? Or was this the plan all along?
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#7Low cost is key. MS wants the Chinese, African, and Indian markets as they ride the wave to income parity.
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#8Firing mostly Nokia employees. A buy to gut operation.
Gordon Gecko would be proud!