Largest job cuts in Microsoft history: Finland 1000 persons-IT-Microsoft news Largest job cuts in Microsoft history: Finland 1000 people

IT the information previously reported, Microsoft is planning massive layoffs, the newly appointed CEO Nader on 22nd of this month revealed the plan for more information.

The Reuters news agency quoted Finland daily Helsingin Sanomat News said, Microsoft will abolish its 1000 employees in the mobile phone sector. The reason is simple: it 1000 employees, 500 people present in Finland North of Oulu, Nokia Research Center before, they only focus on the underlying phone software research and development.

Considering that Microsoft intends to concentrate on smart phones , the Department apparently did not need to exist, so layoffs can reduce its costs.

Others will be laid off 500 employees allegedly originating from in Finland's Nokia sector, however it is not clear what exactly they are departments.

Yesterday news that Microsoft the job cuts will be one of the largest layoffs in the history, and layoffs than in the 2009 year of 5800 people laid off.

Currently Microsoft has more than 127,000 employees, including 25,000 employees from Microsoft to buy Nokia mobile phone operations. （via：softpedia）