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Microsoft slowing employee growth, Ballmer says

 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that the company would have "much, much slower growth" in the size of its workforce this fiscal year and probably the year after. The comments - made during Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting - follow an October... (link)

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