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Netflash: Microsoft lays off 800 people
GigaOM: Reports: 800 More Job Cuts at Microsoft
eWeek - RSS Feeds: Microsoft Cuts 800 More Jobs Worldwide, Exceeding Original 5,000
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Microsoft сокращает 800 раб. мест http://bit.ly/10YTrl видно продажи не так хороши 16 days ago |
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Microsoft confirms 800 job cuts: http://bit.ly/446PmR via @addthis 16 days ago |
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공룡도 감원?? RT @falnlov MS가 800명을 감원하네요. (Confirmed) http://bit.ly/10YTrl 17 days ago |
Microsoft lays off 800 people
Netflash —
... The Techflash blog first reported the news. The affected people are based around the world and work in various groups and will be notified on Wednesday, Microsoft said. The layoffs are part of the plan that Microsoft announced in January to ...
Reports: 800 More Job Cuts at Microsoft
GigaOM —
... Microsoft officials have confirmed that the company is making another round of job cuts today, according to reports from TechFlash and ...
Microsoft Cuts 800 More Jobs Worldwide, Exceeding Original 5,000
eWeek - RSS Feeds —
... If that figure of 4,600 jobs is approximate within a few dozen, or even a few hundred, that means the additional 800 cuts today would have Microsoft exceeding its original 5,000-layoff figure by a few hundred personnel. According to the blog TechFlash , Microsoft spokesperson Lou Gellos confirmed that the total number of layoffs exceeded the original plan. When contacted by eWEEK, a Microsoft spokesperson offered an official statement:"Earlier this year, we announced that in order to reduce costs, increase efficiency and prioritize our focus areas, we would eliminate ...
Microsoft Eliminates 800 Positions
Redmond Report —
... that this reduction plan has been completed. The company eliminated 5,000 positions, amounting to about 4,600 personnel, according to that report. The new cut of 800 positions goes beyond Microsoft's 5,000-position cut to some degree, Gellos confirmed, as reported in a second TechFlash story . Microsoft provided no explanation for why the cuts took place. It also didn't indicate how its divisions were affected. Possibly, Microsoft's recent financial reporting may have triggered the layoffs. Microsoft's ...
