[New post] Microsoft confirms Finnish phone site closure and job cuts

sskarthik posted: "HELSINKI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Friday confirmed it will close Nokia Oyj's former handset product development unit in Salo, Finland, and will cut a total of up to 2,300 jobs in the Nordic country. The cuts, initially announced in July, are par" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Microsoft confirms Finnish phone site closure and job cuts by sskarthik HELSINKI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Friday confirmed it will close Nokia Oyj's former handset product development unit in Salo, Finland, and will cut a total of up to 2,300 jobs in the Nordic country. The cuts, initially announced in July, are part of Microsoft's plan to cut 7,800 jobs globally, most from the phone hardware business that it bought from Nokia last year. Two Finnish sites, in Espoo and Tampere, will remain open, Microsoft said. (Reporting by Jussi Rosendahl; Editing by David Holmes) Read more... sskarthik | August 21, 2015 at 9:54 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3gft Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/microsoft-confirms-finnish-phone-site-closure-and-job-cuts-3/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com