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Sony Ericsson Q1 2009 - EUR 358 million loss, 2000 job cuts

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Sony Ericsson today posted its Q1 2009 results and they make for grim reading. Sony Ericsson lost EUR 358 million in the first 3 months of 2009 and shipped 14.5 million devices, a 35% year on year decline, and gross margin dropped from 29% to 8%. The numbers were not unexpected and Sony Ericsson is moving to restructure the business, but it will take time.

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Now we have a context for the Nokia results announced earlier, proving that Nokia have indeed done well despite challenging circumstances.