"It seems not even Microsoft is impervious to the effects of this increasingly painful recession. According to reports, the Redmond-based company is preparing to lay off about 17 per cent of its entire workforce in the coming months. Despite its portfolio diversity — including operating systems, antivirus software, and video game consoles — Microsoft is clearly feeling the pressure applied by a tightening global economy. In fact, there seems to be a sense of emergency to the massive cuts (about 15,000 workers out of 90,000), which rumors suggest should be made official by January 15."
I talked to a few friends working at MS. They say the cuts are mainly people working in the sales dept. MS is still hiring programmers and staff for other departments.
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MS layoff 15,000 of 90,000 Jan 15th
now are we ready to go FOSS?
I talked to a few friends working at MS. They say the cuts are mainly people working in the sales dept. MS is still hiring programmers and staff for other departments.
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