Microsoft Mobile Business is going through the hardest times. This is indicated by the continued decline in sales of Lumia smartphones.
Microsoft report did not say in its quarterly financial how many Lumia smartphones were sold in the last quarter this year. But in the document submitted to the Commission for the Securities and Exchange Commission, said that in 2016 fiscal year, which started on 1 July 2015 and ended on June 30, Microsoft has sold a total of 13.8 million Lumia smartphones. Given that in the first quarter, it shipped 5.8 million Lumia smartphones in the second quarter - 4.5 million, and the third - 2.3 million, it turns out that in the final quarter of the financial year 2016 were sold only 1.2 million smartphones Lumia family. It turns out that compared to the previous quarter shipments fell by almost half.
By the way, the other day it became known that Microsoft in the next 12 months plans to cut 2850 employees who were involved in the creation of Windows Phone and Lumia smartphones. Two months ago, the corporation cut 1850 employees.