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After MS-Nokia Pact, Many Nokia Workers Walk Out In Protest

Posted by timothy on from the let's-enjoy-the-brisk-finnish-air dept.

Mr. McGibby writes "After the announcement of the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft this morning workers voiced their concern with the deal by walking out of Nokia facilities. It is believed that as many as a thousand workers marched out today (or took the day off using flex time) so that the company would know that they don't believe the partnership is in their best interest, even after CEO' Stephen Elop's startlingly frank 'burning platform' memo earlier this week."
Looks like many investors felt the same way.

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  1. Missing information by 03Cobra · · Score: 5, Informative

    The summary is a tad misleading. It states that most who protested this work on the Symbian OS. So they are protesting because lots will probably lose their jobs. Not because they hold in their belief that the partnership is bad.

    1. Re:Missing information by symbolset · · Score: 5, Informative

      This is misleading. This isn't a US labor work-action style of walkout, which is about influencing management. These folks knew they were likely losing their jobs and went home to consider their options and grasp the thing emotionally. Their work contract includes the flexibility to do this, which is a responsible and compassionate way to manage people.

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  2. Remember Microsoft's earlier smartphone partner. by ron_ivi · · Score: 4, Informative

    Already covered well in these slashdot stories from '06.

    http://slashdot.org/story/03/01/06/1159207/Sendo-vs-Microsoft-The-Truth-Comes-Out
    http://slashdot.org/story/02/12/26/1423247/Sendo-Accuses-MS-of-Stealing-Smartphone-IP

    I suspect the same happens to Nokia.

  3. Nokia may be hosed by plopez · · Score: 4, Informative

    MS has a history of hosing it's "partners". Sybase, threats to cutoff Intel's air supply, and the "Stinger" phone OS are some examples. As the saying goes, "If the lamb lies down with the lion, it better not fall asleep."

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  4. Re:Looking for Job by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Informative

    As a matter of fact, Bing Maps are already powered by Navteq maps (licensed from Nokia).

  5. Re:Looking for Job by pieterh · · Score: 4, Informative

    The big difference is that Nokia has always made outstanding hardware, and lousy, terrible software. Apple, on the other hand, makes a near-perfect software experience and uses that to sell upmarket, beautifully designed hardware. It would be insane for Apple to use Android, but equally it was insane for Nokia to try to compete with Android. They should, two years ago, have embraced Android and thrown out as many slabs running it as they could, putting those Symbian and Meego talents onto Android, or just focusing on the beautiful hardware people expect these days. Instead they left this space to HTC, while complaining about Chinese manufacturers eating their low-end market.

    Microsoft need Nokia desperately since they've lost HTC, but Nokia is committing suicide with this "partnership". It's like hitching your wagon to the Titanic.

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