Microsoft phones are finished.
>Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it will trim down its smartphone business by cutting 1,850 jobs, most of them in Finland, and write down $950 million from the operation
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-phones-idUSKCN0YG0XV
Well why did they buy a shit company like Nokia? Why didn't they buy Motorola?
>buy nokia
>fire all nokia employees
ffs
>>54734164
Nokia was probably much cheaper than Motorala
>>54734179
They paid about two Minecrafts, or four Instagrams for that shit Nokia, and they didn't even get the patents. LMAO.
RIP windows phone
RIP nokia
RIP finland
>>54734202
Thinking about moving from here when I finish my degree. What is most based country for (non-codemonkey) development?
>>54734188
>and they didn't even get the patents.
Are you serious. Lol
>>54734164
Nokia was the worlds biggest phone company and it was sold like what, 5 billion? Who wouldn't buy it for that cheap. For comparison, Uber's value is about 60 billion. Finland really fucked their shit up.
>>54734223
>was
that's no reason to buy them
they didn't buy them in 2006
I suppose they were technically the biggest when they were bought but they were bleeding cash like crazy and losing market share fast
Why buy the Titanic while it is sinking? I get it, big ship, so what?
>>54734223
Finland didnt fuck up anything, but Nokia did.
>>54734222
Yes.
And now Nokia is licensing the patents and brand to some chinks, who turn nokia into chink shit phones.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2016-05/18/content_38483596.htm
>>54734202
this
>>54734240
Nokia's value was deliberately ruined by Microsoft's trojan horse Stephen Elop (and previous CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo). Nokia was supposed to be Microsoft's key to success in mobile market. The plan failed, and now all that is left is a dead brand and a country on the verge of bankruptcy.
>>54734497
>less than half a percent drop in one particular 3-month span
>FINLAND IS FINNISH
This man is responsible for the demise of Nokia.
>>54734572
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/07/whats-happening-to-finland-economy/
>Nokia making Android phones in the future
>MS cancelling Windows Phone
the future is so bright I have to wear shades
>>54734202
Protip: Nokia is a profitable company that still own all their patents.
>>54734223
>>54734164
>>54734176
>>54734202
I would've loved the Nokia Lumia if it had Android on it.
RIp Nokia
>>54734702
Omg are they really, source, pls!
>>54734217
Come to China. There's a large Finnish startup community here in Shanghai.
Surface Phone never. ;_;
Damn, I really liked windows phone.
>>54734873
Can confirm. Finns are flocking to China for jobs.
>>54734873
>>54735065
Swefag here, I want to get out as well.
Examples of Finnish startups?
>>54734125
>Microsoft phones are finished.
woah what a surprise
Death to Microsoft.
STEVE SWEATY BALLS BALMER STRIKES STILL
>>54734497
Nokia isn't dead, their network infrastructure branch is doing great
>>54734572
Found the Finnish fag scared about his country dying. I would be too, because it is.
Does pajeet even use Windows Phone or is he still using BlackBerry
>>54734652
Fuck this fucking trash. Literally a trojan horse
>>54734652
>>54737213
Literally fucking dying long before
Besides, it wasn't his idea to move over to WP. Learn what the fuck a CEO does and what the fucking board is.
>>54737139
Pajeet uses Android because he likes XML and Java
>>54734572
Finland is shit though
IT'S OVER, MICROSOFT IS FINISHED & BANKRUPT
>>54739927
Their stock literally went up after this thing
I know the WP ecosystem is kinda shit but I've been really happy getting a solid smartphone for $25 every back Friday for the last four years.
Is there anything from a major brand in the Android world that can compete at the low end?
