Hasta La Gadget!

Nokia just can’t catch a break. Just last week, over a thousand Nokia developers walked off the job in protest over their company’s new partnership with Microsoft to bring Windows Phone 7 to Nokia’s mobile devices. Google’s response was less than subtle: “we’re hiring, come on over!” 

Now Skype is joining the chorus as well. Skype’s CEO, Tony Bates, said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week that “There is going to be tremendous talent out there,” and that “Our primary engineering focus just so happens to be somewhere between Finland, Estonia and Stockholm, so you can imagine that’s a great opportunity and we’re hiring.”

Ouch. On the bright side, those Nokia engineers tasked with Symbian as their active project won’t have to look far to find new work. On the other hand, Nokia likely won’t be winning any “best places to work” awards in the immediate future, given the employee outrage. 

[via Reuters]