Microsoft’s handset strategy is looking more convoluted with each passing day. A few weeks ago, Microsoft killed the Asha range of Nokia phones, which was largely viewed as an admission that it cannot compete with Android vendors such as Xiaomi and Micromax in the $60 to $90 price range. Asha models employed a Nokia-created operating […]
Microsoft might be killing off Nokia’s featurephones and Android handsets, but the company is keeping the very basic Nokia phones alive. In an interview with Recode, Microsoft’s Jo Harlow says the company is sticking with its basic cellphones. Microsoft doesn’t have any other project that can reach these consumers, explains Harlow. Despite its latest Nokia 103 handset […]
By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said it aims to get its loss-making Nokia phone unit to break even within two years, helping its stock rise in after-hours trade. Microsofts chief financial officer said in a call with analysts that the company plans to take $1 billion in costs out of the Nokia […]
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