Microsoft realizes it was a big mistake buying Nokia
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Industry insiders said on Thursday that the large-scale layoffs announced by Microsoft means that the new CEO Satya Nadella believes that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia was a mistake. Nadella said in a memo to employees today that the company will lay off up to 18,000 employees in the next year or so, of which about 12,500 will come from the newly acquired Nokia Devices and Services Division. Industry insiders said that this clearly shows that Nadella believes that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia was a mistake. Microsoft announced in September last year that it would acquire Nokia's mobile phone business and a large number of patent portfolios for $7.2 billion. According to Business Week, the Microsoft board of directors did not agree with the decision of then-CEO Steve Ballmer at the time. This is also the reason why Ballmer finally decided to retire. In fact, Ballmer's retirement decision triggered all kinds of speculation in the industry. A few months later, Microsoft announced that Nadella would replace Ballmer. A month before announcing his retirement, Ballmer had just announced Microsoft's restructuring plan and introduced the concept of "devices and services." Last Thursday, Nadella outlined Microsoft's development goals for the new fiscal year in a lengthy email memo. In the memo, Nadella replaced "devices and services" introduced by Ballmer with "cloud computing" and "mobile." Nadella said: "The concept of "devices and services" is helpful to Microsoft, but Microsoft now needs a unique new strategy, which is to focus on mobile and cloud computing." Industry insiders said that through today's layoff decision, it can be seen that Nadella believes that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia is a big mistake. Microsoft should not pay too much attention to hardware. The investment in Nokia's hardware business is a waste of time and energy. Ballmer did not expect this, but Nadella realized it. Now, Nadella has begun to clean up the mess left by Ballmer. As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity. |
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