Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline its smartphone business by cutting 1,850 jobs. It will record an impairment charge of $950 million, with severance payments accounting for $200 million of the charge. The restructuring will entail up to 1,350 job losses at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, and 500 more cuts around the world. “We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Couldn't see myself using a Windows phone if you gave me one. I was at one time all in with Windows phones. But Microsoft jilted me when my 6 month old phone never got anymore updates. I went to iPhone and never looked back and never will. Microsoft has never been all in themselves with a phone and it shows. Not even developers ever took the platform seriously. Its now at less then 1% by some stats and that means its realistically dead in the water. Put a fork in Windows mobile its done.
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Microsoft Drastically Scales Down Smartphone Biz
Posted by: David Jones May 25, 2016 02:17 PMMicrosoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline its smartphone business by cutting 1,850 jobs. It will record an impairment charge of $950 million, with severance payments accounting for $200 million of the charge. The restructuring will entail up to 1,350 job losses at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, and 500 more cuts around the world. “We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.