Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs. Around 7.800 employees will leave the company, most of which are part of the telephone development department.
Redmond reports that thesolutions "it's part of the plan to 'restructure the company.' As part of the same plan, the company is cutting $7.600.000.000 it had set aside for development activities as part of its acquisition of Finnish phone maker Nokia.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has already warned that "difficult choices are coming," and today's announcement is certainly one of those decisions, especially as the company lays off thousands of handset developers.
Η σημερινή ανακοίνωση περικοπής θέσεων work it comes just months after 18.000 people were laid off (following the deal to buy Nokia).
Microsoft says the redundancies are expected to be completed by the end of the year, but it is not yet clear whether workers will be waving or not.
The company's telephone devices department will be severely hit by the new job cut, so it will be interesting to see what the Satya Nadella to develop Windows 10 Mobile, and whether the future of MicroSoft phone devices will be affected.
Let us remind that the Stephen Elop, the former Nokia boss who worked for Microsoft after the acquisition of the Finnish company, has already been fired, along with other high-profile executives.
The future of the company can't be imagined, except perhaps by the one who envisioned it, but from the looks of it so far, Redmond seems to be investing more in functional her system that made her famous.
