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Sony Ericsson closing four facilities, laying off 2,000 employees worldwide |
iksplusipsilon
Joined: Dec 23, 2007
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"Sony Ericsson has yet to make this public, but we've learned that the flagging handset maker has caved once
more to the pressures of the modern phone market place. If you'll recall, 450 employees were nixed from the
company's payrolls in September of last year, and now the entire Research Triangle Park facility is being shuttered.
In an internal announcement made this morning, SE is fixing to close four total sites: RTP in North Carolina, a
smaller Miami facility and operations in Kista (Sweden) and Chennai. All told, 2,000 employees will be
trimmed, with severance packages being offered to those who qualify. As of now, the departing individuals
have yet to be chosen, with employees in RTP given the opportunity to apply for jobs elsewhere (likely in
Atlanta or California)..."
http://www.engadget.com/2009/[....]ties-laying-off-2-000-employee
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Bonovox
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Oh dear not good  though guess it was bound to happen. Ericsson are also cutting 700 jobs in Coventry West Midlands
Phone?? What phone?? |
spiid
Joined: Jul 18, 2008
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sigh...
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McKinley
Joined: Feb 23, 2004
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From: Sweden, USA Los Angeles CA
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One guy from mobile-review.com forum is probably going to celebrate this grave news with a party. |
Arne Anka
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From: Sweden
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In Kista Sweden 130 will have to go (announced today) due to the global restructuring program started last year, which comprises 2000 employees. It will be completed in the middle of next year.
Source (in Swedish):
http://di.se/Nyheter/?page=/A[....]3DITTelekom%3BITTelekomNyheter |
hihihans
Joined: Mar 15, 2009
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From: Netherlands
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Cutting down on research ? So now we'll be stuck on A200 and Android ? Or is that development ? Anyway it's bad.
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domipost
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From: Leiden, Netherlands
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If we may believe Eldar, A3 development is going to be stopped in Q2 (I think) and Android will get more resources. But I hope they will keep at least one of the other platforms  But, they will reposition the whole brand (actually already started with that with the EU-line, hopper invasion, UX-platform etc.) and I can imagine that they will cut some OSs with that too
I think they should invest full on A3 (with touch!) and Android and have to keep WinMo as a business alternative with phones once or twice a year. Symbian is to similar to Android, but loses on every point from it.
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mode
Joined: Jan 12, 2007
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I hope they don't pool their resources and assasinate Miles Flynt for this
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But then again, come to think of it...hmm.. 
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Tsepz_GP
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id hate to see how many people in total have lost jobs over the last 18months at SE 
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se_dude
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@gucci- Well, this restructuring and cost cutting program was announced a a year back by SE.Total 2000 employees, over the last year and till mid 2010. |
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