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Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
All about Microsoft —
... and a follow-up by PaidContent. (PaidContent is reporting Microsoft is going to cut 800 and that they’ll be notified starting today.) Microsoft officials haven’t been willing to provide a tally when asked for a count as to how many jobs had been cut by certain dates. The first round of layoffs was 1,400. At that time, Microsoft officials said to expect ...
Reports: 800 More Job Cuts at Microsoft [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Microsoft officials have confirmed that the company is making another round of job cuts today, according to reports from TechFlash and PaidContent. Rumors of the cuts have been widely circulated. The software giant is eliminating 800 jobs around the world, TechFlash reports, citing Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos as saying that the cumulative number of layoffs go beyond the planned 5,000 cuts announced in January. About a quarter of the job cuts are reportedly in Washington, where Microsoft’s headquarters are. ...
Microsoft Lays Off 800 More; Washington and Massachusetts Affected
Xconomy —
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Gregory T. Huang wrote:
Microsoft has confirmed it is cutting 800 positions across the company today, in its third round of layoffs this year. About a quarter of the jobs are in the Seattle area, and an unspecified number of employees in Massachusetts are impacted, among other regions. It is not yet clear which product groups and divisions will be most affected. The news was first reported by TechFlash, and confirmed by PaidContent.
Back in January, Microsoft announced 1,400 layoffs and a plan to eliminate up to 5,000 ...
Microsoft Eliminates 800 More Positions
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... Microsoft may have been a little conservative earlier this year when it said it would eliminate up to 5,000 jobs in response to falling sales and profits. Now in its third round of layoffs since Janary, the software company plans to cut 800 jobs, which would put the total number somewhere around 5,400 so far. ...
Microsoft Fires Startup Hero Don Dodge
Silicon Alley Insider —
... business development for the emerging business team. Bizarre. The move is odd because Don was heavily involved and in-tuned with the startup culture in Silicon Valley -- a place where Microsoft could use all the friends it can get. Not only that, Don has been a vocal and prominent evangelist of Microsoft as an avenue of business and technology oppurtunities. On his personal blog Don says he'll will be writing more now and enjoying the time off. His words: Microsoft announced more layoffs today, and I was one of them. This was a total surprise to me, and ...
Microsoft's layoffs conclude early, over 5,000 let go
Joystiq —
... With this morning's confirmation from Microsoft that another 800 people have been let go, the layoffs that began all the way back in January of this year have completed. Affecting everyone from Games for Windows Live to Rare to a quarter of the ...
Reports: 800 More Job Cuts at Microsoft
Bink.nu —
Microsoft officials have confirmed that the company is making another round of job cuts today, according to reports from TechFlash and PaidContent. Rumors of the cuts have been widely circulated. The software giant is eliminating 800 jobs around the world, TechFlash reports, citing Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos as saying that the cumulative number of layoffs go beyond the planned 5,000 cuts announced in January. About a quarter of the job cuts are reportedly in Washington, where Microsoft’s headquarters are. While early reports on ...
Microsoft's Ballmer Defends His Company's Performance
paidContent —
... Microsoft under his leadership the company’s “lost decade.”) But during the company’s annual meeting Thursday, Ballmer offered a defense of the company’s performance, saying that despite Microsoft’s first ever annual drop in sales Microsoft was on the “right track.” He pointed to the company’s cost cuts, including its 5,000-plus layoffs, as evidence that Microsoft was “more agile” and “definitely more competitive.” He listed the company’s recent product releases. And ...
