alleyinsider.com - 1/1/2009
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Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to whack 15,000 people in two weeks, says Fudzilla, 17% of its global work force. A cut of this magnitude seems highly unlikely, although the targeted areas do make sense.
Unless Microsoft's business has been absolutely crushed in the past two months, there is no ...
fudzilla.com - 12/31/2008
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fudzilla.com —
Image Worldwide cutbacks The rumor that Microsoft was
set to lay off people on January 15th, 2009
is no longer a rumor but a fact. Staff at Microsoft have been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it's ...
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Fudzilla: Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff
searchengineland.com - 12/31/2008
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searchengineland.com —
Back in June, I spoke at Microsoft as
part of a regular series for those involved with
its webmaster tools group and anyone generally interested in search. My talk was called “Tough Love For Microsoft Search,” and I covered various reasons why I felt ...
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Tough Love For Microsoft Search
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The Wisdom - or Lack Thereof - of Microsoft’s Layoffs
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
There’s a rumor out there that MSFT is looking at shedding some headcount, too. From Fudzilla (via ArsTechnica and via SAI):
Currently Microsoft employs about 90,000 people across the world and from what we’re hearing, some 15,000 of those are expected to be giving marching orders come January 15th. That’s almost 17 percent of Microsoft’s total work force, not exactly a small number.
I would agree with MSFT using this downturn as an opportunity to lay off, say, ...
Report: Microsoft May or May Not Announce Layoffs
Digital Daily —
... to believe it will. After all, the source of the report is a site whose name begins with FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). Microsoft has refused to comment on its claims. And, frankly, it’s difficult to see the company taking the scythe to 17 percent of worldwide operations — even in this lousy economy. “Unless Microsoft’s business has been absolutely crushed in the past two months, there is no reason for the company to suddenly cut this much cost,” writes Silicon Alley Insider’s Henry Blodget. “… The only way we could see ...
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Microsoft preparing for new layoffs?
engadget.com 1/1/2009 —
A new report from Fudzilla claims that Microsoft is getting ready to lay off 15,000 employees, or about 17% of its worldwide staff. The axe will apparently fall on January 15th, exactly one week before its second quarter earnings report, and they ...
More speculation on Microsoft layoffs, contractor cuts
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com 1/2/2009 — A few people have asked me about a story on an obscure tech news site, Fudzilla , that purports to confirm as fact the rumors of a major Microsoft layoff coming next month . I'll say that I am skeptical of the story because: the author does not ...
Mass layoffs at Microsoft? —
p2pnet news
p2pnet news view | Off Topic:- p2pnet news view | Mobiles:- Microsoft is getting ready to lay off as many as 17,000 workers, a scale never before seen in its 32 year history.
And that’s a fact, said Fudzilla on December 30, stating the layoffs will take place a week before ...
Microsoft to cut 15 000 employees! —
HardMac.com
Source : Fudzilla If this news is confirmed on January 15, it will be a true earthquake. Microsoft will announce on this date a vast plan of reduction in its manpower by about 17%, that is to say 15.000 employees.
Largest of these dismissals could be done in zone EMEA (Europe, Moyen the East ...
Microsoft to cut up to 15,000 jobs? —
TG Daily - All News
Rumors about substantial cutbacks at Microsoft have been circulating
for at least two months, but have not been confirmed by credible
sources. The rumors were reignited by Fudzilla, which claims that the
axe will fall on January 15 and affect about 15,000 employees.
Les Tech —
PalmAddicts
Some quick snippets of les tech for you this New Years Day. A new report from Fudzilla claims that Microsoft is getting ready to lay off 15,000 employees , or about 17% of its worldwide staff. The axe will apparently fall on January 15th. Not good.
i Phone unlock 3G is out very shortly by ...
Microsoft to Layoff 17% of Staff? —
Search Engine Journal
I know it’s not so nice to usher in the first day of the new year with such a bad news. But hey, everybody is talking about it and Fudzilla broke the news. It looks like the rumored Microsoft layoff may actually push through. And it even already has a date - January 15th.
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Rumors suggest Microsoft layoffs next month —
VentureBeat
Unsubstantiated rumors are swirling that Microsoft is planning layoffs next year. One blog, Fudzilla, claims to hear that the company is preparing to lay off as much as 15,000 of its 90,000-employee company, or around 17 percent of its staff, before its quarterly earnings report on January ...
Zune users, you are fired as of today! —
The Next Web
We heard that Microsoft is preparing for a mass layoff of its employees/contractors in January.
Well, I guess they are doing a rehearsal today by “firing” their Zune users.
Zune is the Microsoft answer to Apple’s iPod and today many of its users reported en-masse failures ...
Fudzilla: Mircosoft layoffs coming, Xbox staff likely unaffected —
Joystiq
In economic times this tough, the only businesses thriving are the ones that make apple-selling carts and the Hobo Name Registry (sorry, Cleats Onionpocket is already taken). So, it should come as little surprise that Fudzilla is reporting on Microsoft's plan to lay off 15,000 of its 90,000 ...
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