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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by wes-exp on Thursday July 17, 2014 @10:47AM (#8047819)
Don't underestimate the value of the Nokia brand. Until recently, IIRC, Nokia was the world's largest seller of mobile phones. That brand image is worth a ton to help MS sell its phones.
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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by gr3yh47 on Thursday July 17, 2014 @11:02AM (#8047900)
Right up until they went windows phone only. The result is nokia's sales dropping, not windows phone sales increasing.
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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by genericuser on Thursday July 17, 2014 @11:54AM (#8048199)
Coincided with yes, but saying it was the result of is making a fault with logic as I am sure you are aware.
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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by mkozlows on Thursday July 17, 2014 @11:49AM (#8048170)
Microsoft only has license to the Nokia brand through the end of 2015 (Nokia is still a separate company).
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