Microsoft is expected to announce plans for major job cuts as early as today. The cuts will reportedly involve the company’s hardware division, including the Lumia employees.

The news comes thanks to the New York Times, which is quoting unnamed sources inside the company, who have disclosed these plans. The same sources mention that this cut is on top of the nearly 18,000 people that Microsoft let go of, in the past year.

The move likely signifies Microsoft’s struggle to reposition itself under CEO Satya Nadella’s guidance, and represents another of the “tough choices” that Nadella recently mentioned in an internal memo.

The hardware division, especially the phone part, has been underperforming inside of Microsoft ever since the company bought this entire arm from Nokia in a $7.2 billion deal. The company had previously warned that it had overvalued this purchase and that a large write-off might soon be needed.

Despite the company’s efforts and significant investments over the past years, Microsoft’s Windows Phone has failed to garner enough momentum in the worldwide market, where it only accounts for less than 5% of users. Because of this, further cutbacks inside the phone division were indeed expected as a cost-cutting measure.

That’s not to say Microsoft is expected to abandon its mobile strategy anytime soon. With Windows 10 Mobile expected to launch this fall, alongside new flagship devices and a number of accessories, Microsoft will likely continue to push its products for the foreseeable future. And having a leaner hardware division, while working more with partners, may help the company achieve its goals.

Source: New York Times

Why move to Lumia???

Going to tutup kedai oready.

Ya I read this article and a few other about its phone division bleeding like mad, but it is something that Microsoft need to do. If Microsoft no have mobile communication then this software company can kolos liao!
Anyway I mmg fedup with android lag!! It is affecting my work and business.
That phone is about RM890. If not this than it is gonna be iPon6+.  

Err...you previously use Samseng is it?

Samseng, HTC & Sony.

Maybe old phones liao.

My XiaoMi Mi3 and Huawei Mate 7 no lag.

China Fong > All

I got one friend, use Lumia, a few months switch back to Android.

U can use back same Google account on old Android phone for new Lumia. Contact and Calendar entries will sync back. Whatsapp no luck. SMS also same.

For bookmarks, u need to sync from Chrome to IE first.

I met my nephew using his one year old Mi 3 and it's still damn fast. Heck, my OnePlus One I'm using right now is also a year old but no sign of slowing down

Dun need bookmarks, hardly surf and screen too small to surf.
If whatsapps cannot then I dun want to buy window phone.
All my business/work is whatapps.

You sure bo, whatsapps messages history kenot migrate to window phone?

FYI I have 1+k of photos. All work related.

Dude..so many files, even IOS also lag nia...

what to do.     all work related. have deleted many liao.

To counter those tutup kedai rumours:
http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-sa...ia-un-cancelled

From the article these are future planned Lumia Windows Phones:
Talkman (Lumia 950)
Cityman (Lumia 950 XL)
Saana (Lumia 850?)
Saimaa (Lumia 650?)
Unnamed Microsoft-Intel Project

I myself used Moto G before, now using 640 XL as well. I don't plan to go back Android anymore.

You sure it's work related or Edison Chen related???

so you manage to migrate your watsapps chats & history to window phone?