[redangus]

If most of the laid off workers are Nokia people then they will be laid off in Finland.

[Baynative]

"Under the Ballmer era, there were many layers of management and a plethora of expensive initiatives being funded that has thus hurt the strategic and financial position the company is in, especially in light of digesting the Nokia acquisition," says Ives. "Nadella is using today as an opportunity to make sure that Microsoft is ready and well positioned to embark on its next chapter of growth around mobile and cloud."

[mylife]

Just another company take over.