Report: Realme starts laying off staff in India as merger with Oppo moves forward | Infinium-tech
Realme started out as an independent brand in 2018, even though it leveraged Oppo’s R&D, and at one point we even got a unified software experience across all three brands – Oppo, Realme, and OnePlus. Still, Realme insisted that it is an independent brand with its own R&D and service centres.
However, a new report claims that is changing. Oppo and Realme announced a merger, which means Realme is going back under the Oppo umbrella. While the changes may be a net positive for users, as Realme as a brand isn’t going anywhere, Realme employees are getting the short end of the stick.
The company has started mass layoffs in India, as the marketing and service network will be provided by Oppo itself, which means Realme does not need so many employees.
If anything, Realme users will likely benefit as Oppo has many more service centers and the software support might actually be a little better. only time will tell.
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