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Microsoft will stop producing the Nokia Asha, Nokia X series and other low-cost phones

Just a few months after buying mobile deviziei Nokia, Microsoft announced plans restructuring of by cutting 18.000 jobs. At the same time, Microsoft also announced its intention to quit the Nokia X seriesDevices that have been outlined for this will be released as Lumia products and will run the operating system Windows Phone. Also, a memo for company employees who were accidentally made public, reports that no Nokia Asha series (Series 40) did not escape the cleaning planned by Microsodt, the company was going to stop its production and other Low-cost handsets (Devices Nokia featured), and will focus on the production of Windows Phone smartphones.

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To focus on the growing momentum behind Windows Phone, we plan to immediately begin ramping down developer engagement activities related to Nokia X, Asha and Series 40 apps and shift support to maintenance mode.

Memo looks but intention Microsoft to provide further support already launched devices in series Nokia X si Asha over 18 months from the end of their production:

We are committed to supporting our existing Mobile Phones customers, and will ensure proper operation during the planned controlled shutdown of services over the next 18 months.

Although Microsoft's desire to focus on devices that will run Windows Phone is understandable, the decision to stop producing low-cost phones will surely be a hit that will be supported by hard mobile market (most likely the users of those devices will later migrate to cheap android devices if Microsoft will not provide affordable alternatives in the next year).

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