It is no secret that the acquisition by Microsoft section of Nokia devices in 2014 turned out to be a failure of the Redmond giant, which for some time gets rid of all assets acquired in this respect. The company reduced the minimum number of smartphones Lumia , sacked thousands of employees, and recently sold the department of traditional phones. Now, however he confirmed another major restructuring, which will bear fruit next big layoffs, which will affect mainly employees of the Finnish branch of the company.
Microsoft revealed that the termination will receive 1850 , of which 1,350 in Finland, which is a branch that came under its wing with the acquisition department Nokia devices. Such an operation will cost US company $ 950 million, which will be written off of goodwill and $ 200 million of this amount will be allocated for severance payments to employees.
After all, it is difficult to consider this Microsoft’s move as a surprise, since the company has already announced that it intends to change its position in the phone market. Admittedly company ensures that it does not intend to give up the release of new devices, but CEO Satya Nadella emphasizes that the focus on the business segment, which are valued security, manageability and capabilities Continuum. Besides, other manufacturers, such as Acer, HP or VAIO, should provide the handset with Windows on board.
It is also worth noting that according to unofficial reports, Microsoft has already killed Lumia brand and its future smartphones will belong to the family of Surface. Given that the mobile platform the company has only 0.7% market share, rather it was not a difficult decision.
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