Decoding Microsoft's code-speak
You can go anywhere on the Internet to hear pundits expound on the travails of public figures: Cosby. Trump. Ariana Grande, the so-called singer named for a coffee cup size. I'm not biting. Not this week. Instead, let's look at the technology universe, where last week, Microsoft announced 7,800 employees would lose their jobs. Most of those jobs were associated with the mobile phone business Microsoft acquired from Nokia. Windows Mobile-powered handsets are not selling. Last year, they laid off 18,000 employees , also tied to the mobile phone business. That's two straight years of downsizings tied to phones. By David1010 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons Pretty soon, Microsoft's mobile unit will have all the credibility of Radio Shack. Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, explained the strategic shift in an email to employees: "We are moving from a strategy to grow a standalone phone business to a strategy to grow and create a vibrant Wi...