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Microsoft Rumored To Lay Off Thousands Worldwide
nandemoari writes "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."
Well.
They lost.
The original Xbox was outsold by the Playstation 5 to 1. Okay no big deal, but now the Xbox 360 is being outsold by Nintendo 2 to 1. Microsoft was willing to lose the first round, but losing the second round was definitely NOT part of the plan.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
they keep the poor code the other engineers write from making it into the shipping version.
Have you used a Microsoft product? It took Microsoft 16 years to create an operating system that doesn't constantly crash. SIXTEEN YEARS!