Microsoft to cut up to 1850 jobs in smart phone business

Despite the uninspiring trend of job cuts and sold businesses, Microsoft's stock has reportedly shot up by 1.5% following the recent announcement.

"This list includes a limited set of Windows Phone 8.1 devices and does not include some devices that are now running Windows 10 Mobile in the Windows 10 Mobile Insider program".

Microsoft is also still producing "higher end phones" which includes their own branded phones and the Lumia line.

"We will continue to innovate across devices and on our cloud services across all mobile platforms", Nadella added.

Three years after Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia, the tech giant company is exterminating last remnants of the Finnish tech company.

The company acquired Nokia's phone business in 2014, seeking to capitalise on and the fast-growing industry, but by last summer it was slashing the value of that business and it eliminated 26,000 jobs.

Global market share of Windows smartphones fell below 1 percent in the first quarter of 2016, according to research firm Gartner.

"This topic provides information about what's new in Windows 10, version 1607 minimum hardware requirements, form factors, device experiences, and hardware components across all Windows 10 devices", one such reference to the 1607 build reads.

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While it pursues that Windows-centric strategy, Microsoft is also developing technology for rival mobile operating systems.

Microsoft anticipates that up to 1,350 job cuts will be at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland. Employees working for Microsoft Oy, a separate Microsoft sales subsidiary based in Espoo, Finland, will not be affected by the layoffs.

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"It's a Windows phone", he said as the audience laughed.

On the other hand, with 200 visits per second we can assume at least some of those visits would result in downloads, but we hope at some point Microsoft will release more clear numbers.

Microsoft has been among some of the biggest names when it comes to the world of technology, and has been coming out with several updates and upgrades for their phones over the years.

"When I look back on our journey in mobility, we've done hard work and had great ideas, but haven't always had the alignment needed across the company to make an impact", Mr. Myerson wrote in his email to employees.

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