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 says the layoffs are part of a plan to "restructure the company." Under the same plan, the company cuts $ 7.600.000.000 it had for development activities as part of the acquisition of Finnish phone maker Nokia.
The CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft has already warned that "tough choices are coming," and today's announcement is certainly one of those decisions, especially as the company lays off thousands from its handset development division.
Today's announcement aboutcutting of jobs comes a few 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 for its development Windows 10 Mobile, and whether the future of its telephone devices will be affected Pickupsoft.
Let's remind that 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 its operating system. system that made her famous.
