chmun77
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Ok. stop ranting, start thinking.
We all know that technology sites will stick knives into whatever pig looks like it'll gain readers. Nothing smells like bacon more than declaring something is dead.
The actual situation is really simple, maybe too simple for people to really take in.
Microsoft is cutting back on the number of handsets it'll produce per year/two year cycle. There's going to be a "Value" handset, a "business" handset, and a "Flagship" handset. Having normal and XL versions of these will bring the number to 6. This will curtail the bewildering array of Lumias currently in the range. It'll also allow other manufacturers room to breathe in brining their handsets to market.
The job losses are mostly in Finland and are reactive to the smaller range of handsets.
This is a good thing. Tight, more focussed, better handsets.
I think you are missing the point here. We are not upset about Microsoft cutting down the numbers of phones releasing per year. In fact, I'm really very supportive about that. However, what we are worrying is what happen to the phone business after 2 years?? Is Sayta going to just give the OK to kill it from the surface of the Earth, should the sales is still not picking up? We have already bought into the ecosystem, is Microsoft going to throw in the towel just like that? Existing consumers are just getting upset. Is all nothing but sounds like a last attempt from Microsoft.