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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."
no worries - 600,000 more such "jobs" are about to be created (out of thin air) - that'll energize the economy for sure
Goldman Sachs just jumped on the M$ layoffs bandwagon. Funny how these guys come to M$FT rescue when needed.
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Specifically, layoffs are being used as a way of culling the bottom 10 or 20% of performers in order to improve the overall performance of the company.
Vista's performance sucks. So I guess this means that it is going to be laid off, as a low performer. This would definitely improve the overall performance of the company.
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Really but it won't help. The company has fired people for mentioning M$ Mac use in their personal blogs and Ballmer said he "brainwashed" his his kids away from Google and iPod. The company is serious about using their own products to the point of religious self destruction. The whole company is built on mind share for something that can be completely replaced with something better in five minutes. The sad fact for them is that every normal company is turning to free software for price and performance reasons.
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Today the same author quotes Goldman Sachs and Oppenheimer & Co, both of which think 10% layoffs are a great idea. If you work for M$ and read Slashdot, you are so fired.
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Just spotted this.
I can't vouch for the veracity of the claim but it's about what you can expect from any Fortune 100 company these days and M$ escpially.
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