Just making sure, you didn't really answer the question though

Yep, up nearly 3% on the news today.

Hopefully not all at once, or the job market's going to get insanely competitive.

Maybe fire 100 at a time so they all have time to find a job. If they worked for a company like Microsoft, their resume's shouldn't make it impossible to find another decent job if they play it right. Praying regardless.

Posting the obvious, but wow that's a lot!

No its not all at once.  In some cases employees get to re-interview for their jobs if there is overlap.  Its a very long and drawn out process especially for such a large number of employees.  The problem with Nokia employees is that MS is a global company that has a lot of the same people.  Usually its the merged company that get hit the hardest when cuts are made.

Luckily many of them should find a good new job without too many difficulties, MS competitors will like to hire the most skilled ones, and as MS is going to one-sidedly terminate the jobs, every non compete clause in its favour is automatically void.

Capitalism at it's finest.

I have not the foggiest idea what you are inferring.

Awful news for those affected but I am sure most will find new jobs fast. Shareholders should be very happy with these news, just goes to show how bizarre the world is.