Google To Shed 1200 Jobs At Motorola Mobility, Including India

Bangalore: Google’s Motorola Mobility unit to shed another 1200 jobs or 10 percent of its workforce as the Smartphone maker is on its way to return to profitability, said Google. The dismissal comes on top of the 4000 jobs cut at Motorola Mobility in August as the search engine giant seeks to make more Smartphones and fewer simple handsets.

"These cuts are a continuation of the reductions we announced last summer," said spokeswoman Niki Fenwick to Reuters. She also added that, "It's obviously very hard for the employees concerned, and we are committed to helping them through this difficult transition.”

The Wall Street Journal reported the lay-offs citing a company email about the job-cuts which will affect employees in the United States, China and India. According to the Journal, it said, "Our costs are too high, we're operating in markets where we're not competitive and we're losing money."

Google bought Motorola for $12.5 billion last year, which was its largest acquisition ever. Google aimed to use Motorola Mobility’s patents to fend off legal attacks on its Android mobile platform and expand beyond its software business.