Point of No Return: Impact of Microsoft`s Nokia Layoffs, New Report Launched

The cooperation between Microsoft and Nokia can be dated back to 2011. So far the cooperation has failed to give Microsoft's smartphone business the much needed shot in the arm, and the gap between Windows Phone and Android remains insurmountable. With Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announcing massive layoffs of Nokia-related staff, the four-year partnership is coming to an end, so are the Nokia X series and Nokia's feature phone business. This report profiles the element of motivation behind the layoffs and examines its impact on the smartphone industry.

List of Topics

• Background of Microsoft's massive layoffs, touching on elements of motivation behind the termination of Nokia X lineup and feature phone business 
• Predictions of Microsoft's short-term moves, including possible sales of former Nokia production facility and transforming Nokia phone users into potential Windows Phone product buyers 
• Microsoft's challenges after the layoffs and the impact on Android phone vendors and supply chain players

Spanning over 9 pages, “Point of No Return: Impact of Microsoft`s Nokia Layoffs” report covering the Background, Elements of Motivation, Predictions of Microsoft's Short-term Moves, Impact on the Smartphone Industry, Appendix. The report covered companies are - BYD, Gionee, HTC, Karbonn, Longcheer, MediaTek, Microsoft, Nokia, Pegatron, Qualcomm, Quanta Computer, Samsung, Wistron

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