[New post] Microsoft gives up on consumer phones, claims Windows Phones down but not out

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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Ten months after Microsoft wrote-off its Nokia acquisition, the company has now announced that it is effectively out of the consumer phone business. It is cutting 1,850 jobs, and setting aside almost a billion dollars to cover the costs of exiting the" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Microsoft gives up on consumer phones, claims Windows Phones down but not out by Ben Lovejoy Ten months after Microsoft wrote-off its Nokia acquisition, the company has now announced that it is effectively out of the consumer phone business. It is cutting 1,850 jobs, and setting aside almost a billion dollars to cover the costs of exiting the business. Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to streamline the company's smartphone hardware business, […] Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | May 25, 2016 at 4:31 am | Tags: Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Phone | Categories: Tech Industry | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-B92 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/05/25/microsoft-windows-phone-dead/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com