Disqus
Nokia is planning to close their plant in Bochum on June 30 of this year. The reason? Cost of labor is too high. The solution? Move to Romania. This upset the Germans greatly (queue videos of man breaking phones with a hammer) to the point that people in goverment positions demanded Nokia pay back the subsidies given by the state. Nokia has decided to give the workers of the plant 200 million EUR (314 million USD) to make the closure less painful. To that I say about time, let go of it already.
[Via: Herald Tribune]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
