Finnish government accuses Microsoft of breaking promises after Nokia takeover

The Finnish government accuses Microsoft of breaking promises after the acquisition of Nokia’s telephone division in 2014. This week, Microsoft also announced that it would cut 1,350 jobs in Finland at its smartphone division.

Finland’s finance minister said at a meeting of parliament that he was “disappointed” with Microsoft’s promises, Reuters reported. “One is the data center that didn’t materialize despite Microsoft’s promises.” It’s unknown if it’s a real promise or if Microsoft just suggested the idea of ​​a data center.

The Finnish government also wants to ‘talk seriously’ to Microsoft about new work for the layoffs in Finland. Microsoft announced this week that it would cut 1,850 jobs in its smartphone business, 1,350 of them in Finland. The Redmond-based company said it wants to steer a different course with Windows 10 mobile.

Nokia still exists and is an important company in the world of networking, but does not provide as much employment as it did a decade ago. There will be smartphones again under the Nokia brand, now that the new Finnish company HMD Global, led by former Nokia employees, will start making smartphones.