workforce, which totals up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, which is also the largest layoff exercise in the company’s
history.
It is also estimated that a significant chunk of the chop will come from the company’s phone and tablet department, which
comes from the company’s recent acquisition of Nokia. It is stated that the reasoning behind this major layoff is work
simplification as well as shifting the company’s focus as a device and software-driven company to one that is focused on mobile
services and the cloud.
This is likely also the biggest hint yet that the company is likely to stop production of Nokia devices running Android, such as
Nokia X and Android-powered Lumia devices.
On top of that, it is also confirmed that Microsoft will be shuttering its Xbox Entertainment division within the same timeframe. The closure of division is expected to widely affect the company’s planning for original Xbox programming, although
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer has stated that a number of projects will still go on, such as
NFL on Xbox, as well as Halo: Nightfall.
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