Nokia's Human Cost for its Microsoft Windows Phone Strategy

I am among the group that applauded when Nokia announced it would abandon Symbian as its primary smartphone platform in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone. I continue to believe it is a good strategic move and am anxiously waiting for the first Nokia Windows Phone device to emerge.

Unfortunately, there is always a human cost when two businesses consolidate. Although Microsoft and Nokia are not merging, Nokia is essentially virtually merged with Microsoft’s Windows Phone group in terms of research, development, and implementation.

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