R.I.P Nokia -- no more cheap feature phones

scrimshaw on 18/07/2014 - 15:40
Last edited 18/07/2014 - 15:42

Microsoft is killing off Nokia’s feature phones in favor of Windows Phone.

News at
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-discontinue-nokia-asha-and…
http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5912289/microsoft-kills-fe…

As part of its layoffs of 18,000 people, announced on July 17, Microsoft is cutting 12,500 of those it acquired as part of its deal to buy Nokia's handset and services division. Among those employees are both professionals and those involved in manufacturing, as well as those who've been working on the Nokia X Android-based phones.

Mobile Nokia

Comments

  • Food on 18/07/2014 - 16:39
    +1

    R.I.P Nokia. Died 2014
    As a Windows Phone lover, Nokia was better pre-takeover.
    All the unique design features are gone for blocks.
    The Nokia X was a smart idea to capture people over to WP by using Microsoft services on an Android phone.

  • scotty on 18/07/2014 - 17:34
    +2

    End of an era. Who would have thought when Nokia was at its height less than 10 years ago.

  • c64 on 18/07/2014 - 20:07
    +1

    nokia died many years ago when they switched to windows for their operating system

  • eatwell365 on 18/07/2014 - 21:12

    OMG. speechless. RIP Nokia.

  • Davo1111 on 18/07/2014 - 22:10

    I've got a samsung cheapo phone as a backup, works fine.

    $39

  • mb0005 on 20/07/2014 - 12:57

    who says they wont make cheap windows phones? they already have a nokia 520 smart phone that does a whole lot for $99. i'm sure they can make even cheaper ones.

    • scrimshaw on 20/07/2014 - 21:17

      who says they wont make cheap windows phones?

      Nobody did ? I don't think you fully understood the article or the term 'feature phone'.

  • LYRICALRAVER on 21/07/2014 - 19:10

    so are you saying Nokia won't be making any more Windows phones? what happened to their Meego system?

    • scrimshaw on 21/07/2014 - 19:54

      It's more like the Nokia company and brand won't exist anymore. My assumption is that Microsoft will rebrand Nokia phones and tablets as purely "Microsoft Lumia" and to ditch the Nokia name from future devices.

      Nokia has factories based in , Brazil, China, Hungary, India, Mexico, and S. korea. Not sure if all or some of these are going to be shut down or maybe sold off to another company.

      With 12000 employees laid off from the Nokia division I think it's very likely this is the last we'll ever hear of Nokia.

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join