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Re:Microsoft is cutting 1,000 jobs in Finland as it stops ph... by dnissley on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:20PM (#11771901)
They could've been in Samsung's place if they hadn't bet the farm on Windows Phone.
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Re:Microsoft is cutting 1,000 jobs in Finland as it stops ph... by facepalm on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:37PM (#11772044)
They were too proud to simply adopt Android. They were broken before they made deals with Microsoft.

Shame - personally I think people would have bought a Nokia Android phone. They were renowned for their hardware.

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