When Microsoft announced its wrenching $7.6 billion write-down last week, it was easy to presume that the company was giving up on mobile. At the very least, the financial avalanche sent a strong signal that Windows phone in its current guise has failed in a major way.

The 7,800 people sacked in the process, the majority of whom came from the Windows phone division, simply accentuated that point.
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