[New post] Microsoft de-emphasising phone hardware, writes off more than it paid for Nokia, cuts 7,800 jobs

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Wednesday 8 July 2015

Chance Miller posted: " Windows Phone has not been the greatest success story in the world, and Microsoft's purchase of Nokia to produce its own handsets looks to have been an even bigger flop. The company today announced that it is writing off $7.6B against the Nokia busine" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Microsoft de-emphasising phone hardware, writes off more than it paid for Nokia, cuts 7,800 jobs by Chance Miller Windows Phone has not been the greatest success story in the world, and Microsoft's purchase of Nokia to produce its own handsets looks to have been an even bigger flop. The company today announced that it is writing off $7.6B against the Nokia business – more than it paid for the company in the first place. Microsoft has also revealed that it will be laying-off 7,800 staff – more than 6% of its workforce – over the next few months, mostly from the Phones business ...  Read more of this post Chance Miller | July 8, 2015 at 8:09 am | Tags: Google, job cuts, Microsoft, Nokia | Categories: Tech Industry | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-tdT Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/07/08/microsoft-job-cuts-write-off/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com