Microsoft kills Nokia X Android phones, lays off 18,000 people

17 July, 2014
Nokia X designs will be shifted to Windows Phone, while approximately 12,500 Nokia employees get sacked.

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  • Anonymous
  • t}T
  • 18 Jul 2014

AnonD-58835, 17 Jul 2014Nokia and Microsoft are both a DEAD company. windowsphone i... moreHa ha, joker comes. MS is never dead. They are still one of the biggest company. And nokia is also not dead. Nokia's mbl division is under MS. and other part of nokia has a huge amnt of money. They will come after 2016 with new hardware. But I hear ur samsung loses money. Very sad.

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    • Anonymous
    • t}T
    • 18 Jul 2014

    AnonD-171976, 17 Jul 2014and i really hope PC user moves to chromebook too, microsof... moreWindows is now free OS under 9inch

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      • Anonymous
      • t}T
      • 18 Jul 2014

      AnonD-170479, 17 Jul 2014When they have Windows then what is the need for BugDroid a... moreAgree with u, I feel very sad when MS release x. But now m very happy.

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        • Anonymous
        • t}T
        • 18 Jul 2014

        AnonD-281307, 17 Jul 2014MS wants to be Apple and lap up the success now trying itin... moreI agree, now android and apple are on top but blackbary. What r u talking? MS already above blackbary, wait even firefox will rise above blackbary.

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          • Anonymous
          • t}T
          • 18 Jul 2014

          AnonD-281307, 17 Jul 2014MS cannot be top dog...they can't win on the tablet market,... moreWait and watch

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            • kingkong
            • t7v
            • 18 Jul 2014

            If I'm Microsoft CEO,I might do a same decision,this is what we call business.Have to face it,because it is Microsoft,people have so big reaction.

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              • Anonymous
              • t}T
              • 18 Jul 2014

              dlads, 18 Jul 2014Feel for the employee's, microsoft have failed on so many l... moreWhat are u talking about? Wp has halo and lot of xbox games.

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                • Anonymous
                • t}T
                • 18 Jul 2014

                AnonD-277301, 18 Jul 2014windows phone fan boy!! YES!! Android is laggy.. lot virus... moreU need to wake up troll. Wp rocks.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t}T
                  • 18 Jul 2014

                  Anonymous, 18 Jul 2014Microsoft doesn't have a clue on how to keep customer's whe... moreHei, are u lost ur mind? What are u talking about troll?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • t}T
                    • 18 Jul 2014

                    Thats a great move by MS. Wp8.1 rocks

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                      • AnonD-93439
                      • gG3
                      • 18 Jul 2014

                      i don't know, i think MS is just messing up Nokia & then it'll sell it to some garage based Chinese company & be like " Oops, me bad! " i mean seriously, that guy looks like a total |)|(|

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                        • Sergio9n
                        • Ptn
                        • 18 Jul 2014

                        That man is the devil! D: i'm starting hate microsoft
                        I mean...nokia was good, and then, like nothing, MS or Elop or this man, whatever.. killed Nokia, and people saying "no is not dead, is just a "deal"...pfff finish with that, no more proof.

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                          • TruthSeekr
                          • 3xL
                          • 18 Jul 2014

                          All this "strategic alignment" aside, it's really a dick move for a new CEO to start off by cutting down 18,000 jobs, especially from a company they just acquired.

                          People put hard work and effort into jobs, and Nadella is basically saying,
                          "Thanks for wanting to work here, but I'm thinking we don't really need you anymore. Now leave."

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                            • Anonymous
                            • sGJ
                            • 18 Jul 2014

                            Anonymous, 18 Jul 2014Something impossible is coming. New breakthrough Windows Ph... moreMicrosoft doesn't have a clue on how to keep customer's when it comes to their mobile OS devices. They have a long and infamous history of screwing their customers going back to the Windows Mobile platform.

                            Late last year I posted a comment where I said MS would discontinue their Asha platform and if Nokia's Android ever saw the light of day I was sure it wouldn't be in production long....and now you have it.

                            Asha phones are nice little devices with fantastic battery life and the OS is much more capable than WP 8.x (read up on Smarterphone if you have your doubts, since beginning with Asha 1.0 it's core is a true multi-tasking OS that has been implemented with that function limited to only a few functions on the Asha line).

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                              • iKu
                              • 18 Jul 2014

                              The employees who will get fired should launch a lawsuit against former ceo stephen elop for intentionally sabotaging the company and destroying thousands of finish jobs.

                                AnonD-75819, 18 Jul 2014i miss symbian....shifted to dual core 512mb ram android ph... mores60 FTW !

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                                    • AnonD-75819
                                    • Hkq
                                    • 18 Jul 2014

                                    i miss symbian....shifted to dual core 512mb ram android phone but still android cannot achieve what my 680mhz 256 mb ram symbian did : true multitasking. apps in android freeze it they remain in background for too long.
                                    btw WP is true waste.

                                      AnonD-277301, 18 Jul 2014windows phone fan boy!! YES!! Android is laggy.. lot virus... moreur money , u buy what u want...

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                                        • glxy
                                        • t7X
                                        • 18 Jul 2014

                                        Someone please make an updated Symbian-like custom ROM for the Nokia X (and other Android devices). Something to cater to most old Nokia users. A familiar interface updated to today's standards. Let's show Microsoft and Elop what we really want Nokia to be.