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Microsoft takes another Nokia hit: cuts 1,850 jobs and writes off another $950m

Daniel Robinson

25 May 2016 •

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Microsoft's mobile efforts seemingly "streamlined" into oblivion

Microsoft is to "streamline" its smartphone business yet again, with the cutting of another 1,850 jobs, mostly at the company's Mobile division in Espoo, Finland. The company is also writing off another...

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