Reports of another wave of layoffs rekindle bad press for Microsoft

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    Reports of another wave of layoffs rekindle bad press for Microsoft


    Posted: 19 Sep 2014
    Microsoft’s massive staff reduction, which shocked many when it was announced in July, is back in the spotlight with a pair of reports that the ax will come down on another group of employees Thursday.

    It would be the second wave of job cuts in the plan to ultimately eliminate 18,000 positions, or 14 percent of the company’s staff, by the end of its fiscal year on June 30, 2015, according to reports this week from ZDnet and GigaOM, both based on anonymous sources.
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  1. Posts : 3,904
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    Why are they cutting there staff, there company is growing?
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    HarriePateman said:
    Why are they cutting there staff, there company is growing?
    There company is anything but growing harrie. Microsoft is in a lot of trouble. Windows 8 isn't selling, there phones are not selling, xbox one isn't selling as well as hoped, and companies are buying less and less licenses for windows, and instead using thin clients.
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    andrew129260 said:
    HarriePateman said:
    Why are they cutting there staff, there company is growing?
    There company is anything but growing harrie. Microsoft is in a lot of trouble. Windows 8 isn't selling, there phones are not selling, xbox one isn't selling as well as hoped, and companies are buying less and less licenses for windows, and instead using thin clients.
    Wow that caught me by shock!

    then why are they spending like mad? 2.5 billion for minecraft?
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    HarriePateman said:
    andrew129260 said:
    HarriePateman said:
    Why are they cutting there staff, there company is growing?
    There company is anything but growing harrie. Microsoft is in a lot of trouble. Windows 8 isn't selling, there phones are not selling, xbox one isn't selling as well as hoped, and companies are buying less and less licenses for windows, and instead using thin clients.
    Wow that caught me by shock!

    then why are they spending like mad? 2.5 billion for minecraft?
    One adage is "That you have to spend money to make money" ...that is why they bought Nokia, though that doesn't seem to be helping much.
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    One buys Nokia the new wants to sell Nokia :)

    If Nokia doesn't make and develop windows phones who will this was a insurance policy made by Ballmer on a hefty price tag
    What's money for Microsoft it has untaxed billions offshore
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    True Microsoft are probably sat on billions.
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    Microsoft is doing quite well offshore,
    They just can't figure out how to bring the money home and avoid taxes by democrats
    So here are the layoffs,

    Only philanthropist agree with the Buffett rule,
    As a business they do not
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    ThrashZone said:
    Microsoft is doing quite well offshore,
    They just can't figure out how to bring the money home and avoid taxes by democrats
    So here are the layoffs,

    Only philanthropist agree with the Buffett rule,
    As a business they do not
    I think if a company like that went bust, the technology world would just crumble!
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  9. Posts : 9,600
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    Despite its highly publicized failures, such as Win 8, Office 365, Windows Phone, X-Box, etc., M$ is very much alive, doing well, and raising...well, you know what I mean.
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