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Nokia Consolidating Locations, Laying Off 3500 More Employees
angry tapir writes with an excerpt from a Techworld article: "Nokia is planning to lay off an additional 3,500 employees, as the company continues to restructure after announcing its decision to focus on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. The affected employees work in manufacturing, location and commerce, and supporting functions."
From the article:
The affected employees work in manufacturing, location and commerce, and supporting functions, Nokia said on Thursday.
Unfortunately, it seems like the typical cut for a company in troubled straits.
I really hope they make an awesome comeback on Windows Mobile. I loved their phones and would love to go back. Still wish they went Android, though.
Damning words:
Nokia‘s new superphones will offer a superior user interface and a better, cloud-enabled experience than its chief competitors, the company’s top U.S executive told VentureBeat.
The reliance by Apple and Android phones on the “app” as the central metaphor is “outdated,” he said.
The rest of what he said
He doesn't get it. The board should sack him now and save time.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Nokia is planning to lay off an additional 3,500 employees, as the company continues to restructure after announcing its decision to focus on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system.
So they are preemptively firing people based on their expectations of how well the Windows Phones are going to sell?
#DeleteChrome
Nokia has over 130,000 employees. Generally, layoffs are not a good sign for a company, however in this case they were expected since they are making major changes to their product line. Is there really a story here? Honest question.