Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs, the largest round of layoffs in the company's history - Polidicks

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/doecHxH.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wasn't kidding -- he really is making bold changes. The software giant said it would cut 18,000 jobs within the next year -- about 14% of the company's 125,000 employees. That's by far the largest round of layoffs in the company's history. Most of the latest round of layoffs -- 12,500 -- will come from Nokia's devices and services business that Microsoft recently bought. In a memo to Microsoft's staff, Nadella said that Microsoft found many redundancies between the two companies, including both professional and factory workers. Microsoft didn't identify which regions the job cuts would come from, only saying it has laid off 1,351 employees in the Puget Sound, Wash., area where Microsoft's headquarters are located. Those cuts represent about 3% of the employees based in the region. The majority of Nokia employees work in Finland.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/17/technology/enterprise/microsoft-job-cuts/index.html"]Source.[/URL]

i already don't like him

[QUOTE=FurrehFaux;45433695]i already don't like him[/QUOTE] I know it's great to ignorantly hate on CEOs of companies, but [quote]In a memo to Microsoft's staff, Nadella said that Microsoft found many redundancies between the two companies, including both professional and factory workers.[/quote] It's not like he simply said "I feel like firing people today!" I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing to increase company efficiency.

it's probably people with duplicate jobs at both of the companies, like (not a literal example) microsoft has a secretary and the acquired business has a secretary, you don't need both

They still have a ton of jobs posted on their careers page.

The only way they could have saved those jobs is if Nokia became a big player in today's mobile world. This is basically fallout from Microsoft's failed attempt to get in on the mobile phone action.

[QUOTE=The golden;45435339]What? Windows Phone is no Android but it's gaining popularity at a healthy rate.[/QUOTE] They're still being too restrictive with the platform, when it comes to developers, a lot of the applications on the market are shit small projects done by students that received free developer licenses through their school. Also, I just yesterday cycled past the building complex that Nokia was using for manufacturing and R&D of phones, in my city. Place is dead as fuck, I've never seen it that dead. They had like 10-20 cars outside.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;45434081]Wouldn't have happened if he didn't sell Nokia's soul to WP in 2011, the N9 and their ill fated successors could've been a major player[/QUOTE] I would literally have fucked with the N9, but it wouldn't have made them a major player. I don't think WP was the worst choice they could've made, and I'd say that their phones are as great as they've been. Even if you don't like WP, the hardware is still great.

[QUOTE=The golden;45435339]What? Windows Phone is no Android but it's gaining popularity at a healthy rate.[/QUOTE] I like mine and am very happy with it, but ever since that announcement that they were cancelling their planned flagship phone (codenamed "MacLaren") and the uncertainty about a new piece of hardware to take its place, people are getting antsy. I believe that a phone should do its core job correctly and that apps are the modern day equivalent of bells and whistles or toys. If it fails at its core functionality (making calls, call quality and battery life) then it has failed as a device. I have all the apps I need to be productive at work and to enjoy doing the things I bought the device to replace things with (play music, take pictures, etc). I want to see Windows Phone grow because it's a great alternative for people who just want a phone with great hardware and for the things they need. [editline]19th July 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=nikomo;45435377]They're still being too restrictive with the platform, when it comes to developers, a lot of the applications on the market are shit small projects done by students that received free developer licenses through their school. Also, I just yesterday cycled past the building complex that Nokia was using for manufacturing and R&D of phones, in my city. Place is dead as fuck, I've never seen it that dead. They had like 10-20 cars outside.[/QUOTE] I dunno, the developer has done a great job to develop applications when the companies themselves either did the job poorly or decided to give Windows Phone users the shaft. Rudy Huhn's version of Instagram and SnapChat are infinitely better than what Instagram themselves put out (basically a web wrapper) or in the case of SnapChat, no application to speak of. You'd think that being image based applications, supporting a platform whose devices have some of the best cameras on the market (Lumia 1020, Lumia 1520, Lumia 930) the decision would be a no-brainer.

[video=youtube;wk6ThLFOETQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk6ThLFOETQ[/video]

Slightly off-topic, but I just read this. [QUOTE] Elop also enjoyed a preferential tax status in Finland, a 35% fixed-rate income tax irrespective of the size of income, while typical tax payers in Finland pay a progressive income tax.[/QUOTE] How does a Canadian millionaire get some odd special tax status in Finland? [editline]19th July 2014[/editline] He should've paid about 50% in tax, but since our Finnish lazy loophole tax laws, he only has to pay 35%

[QUOTE=booster;45436794]Slightly off-topic, but I just read this. How does a Canadian millionaire get some odd special tax status in Finland? [editline]19th July 2014[/editline] He should've paid about 50% in tax, but since our Finnish lazy loophole tax laws, he only has to pay 35%[/QUOTE] my guess is bribery

You know what would of saved you hundreds Microsoft?....Halo 3 PC

[QUOTE=snookypookums;45435689]I like mine and am very happy with it, but ever since that announcement that they were cancelling their planned flagship phone (codenamed "MacLaren") and the uncertainty about a new piece of hardware to take its place, people are getting antsy. I believe that a phone should do its core job correctly and that apps are the modern day equivalent of bells and whistles or toys. If it fails at its core functionality (making calls, call quality and battery life) then it has failed as a device. [/QUOTE] I agree with that [i]in theory[/i] but you need to look at the market. The market is about selling people NEW phones every couple of years, that's where the money is at. To do that you need something more than telephone function, which is where apps come in. Right now people look at apps, the apps they want determine the phone they buy. No one is going to gain market share with a mobile phone today unless there's a thriving app store behind it. All it takes is for people thinking of buying a Windows phone to ask "Can I use X app on this phone?" and hear "No" and you've lost them no matter how clear the calls on that phone sound.