https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/20/microsoft_game_pass_ftc/
Half of Microsoft workers in Nigeria laid off
https://newsghana.com.gh/microsoft-reduces-nigerian-office-space-shifts-roles-to-kenya/
"ramping layoffs affecting the gaming industry with Bethesda and other parts of Microsoft hit early last year with layoffs."
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fallout-starfield-bethesda-game-studio-union/
No remorse from Sathya
On the happenings around the world. Whatever happened to empathy and sympathy
241 Bethesda Developers Unionize
https://xboxera.com/2024/07/20/241-bethesda-developers-unionize/
Microsoft Lays Off Half of Its Workforce in Nigeria
https://techcabal.com/2024/07/19/microsoft-shrinks-nigerian-office-from-six-to-two-floors/
Microsoft right now
https://x.com/MattHighton/status/1814210407445201131
Down, down, down
Microsoft and CrowdStrike Outage Explained: Airport Chaos, Hospital Cancelations and More Microsoft suffered a massive, ongoing global IT outage on Friday morning, affecting airports, airlines, banks, hospitals and broadcasters around the... — read more
Microsoft Lays Off Some DEI Staff, Keeps DEI Policies
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5876573/microsoft-lays-off-some-dei-staff-keeps-dei-policies
More layoffs
https://mezha.media/en/2024/07/17/future-halo-games-will-be-outsourced-343-industries-cuts-staff/
The reasons behind Microsoft DEI team’s layoff
https://dataconomy.com/2024/07/17/microsoft-dei-team-layoff/
Seems like more DEI layoffs are on the way at Microsoft
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-microsoft-shuts-down-dei-team-ex-lead-claims-similar-programs-at-risk
Microsoft Faces Backlash After DEI Team Layoffs
https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/microsoft-faces-backlash-after-dei-team-layoffs/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13640823/microsoft-lays-dei-team-mass-business-email.html... — read more
Microsoft layoffs and outsourcing
https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/15/343-downsized-future-halo-projects-outsourced-claims-insider-21232292/
Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoffs-dei-leader-email-2024-7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenamcgregor/2024/07/15/major-hr-trade-group-drops-the-e-for-equity-from-dei-prompting-online-firestorm/
"Under new parent company Microsoft, the studio was hit with significant layoffs"
https://gamingbolt.com/crash-bandicoot-5-was-quietly-cancelled-rumour
First mass layoffs, now this
https://www.mirror.co.uk/gaming/xbox-game-pass-dream-dead-33222458
Exit strategy because Xbox failed and loses money per sale
https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-could-stop-pushing-xbox-consoles-in-europe-other-regions/
Microsoft FY 2025 Starts With MASS Layoffs, Partner Program Changes
https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/microsoft-fy-2025-starts-with-layoffs-partner-program-changes
"Google's numbers also show Azure had a roughly $3 billion operating loss"
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/21/google-leaked-doc-microsoft-azure-losing-money-on-29-bln-in-revenue.html
"Layoffs notably impacted Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 hardware and Azure “Moonshot” projects"
https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/is-microsoft-transitioning-from-an-xr-hardware-to-software-provider/
Microsoft Initiates Fresh Round of Layoffs to “Streamline Its Workforce”
Microsoft has initiated a fresh round of layoffs in an ongoing effort to streamline its workforce. The layoffs may be part of a broader company strategy. Learn more about the layoffs and the possible... — read more
Layoffs at Microsoft: This is a few years old, but still relevant today. Let's discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeoBWzIRuic
Microsoft this monday
layoffs? WHAT layoffs?? That's OLD NEWS. July 3.
"Microsoft has not revealed the number of people laid off as part of the latest layoffs."
Because who needs transparency about something unimportant like mass layoffs... — read more
"streamline workforce" is the same as mass layoffs apparently
https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/microsoft-begins-new-round-of-layoffs-to-streamline-workforce/
"Posts from former employees on LinkedIn signal that the cuts may be happening to those in roles for product and program management."
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/microsoft-layoffs-more-jobs-cut-for-the-third-time-in-2024/
Fresh Microsoft layoffs reportedly hit product and project management roles
Microsoft Corp. has apparently launched a new round of layoffs a month after it was reported that the company was preparing to lay off hundreds of employees from its Azure cloud business. Geekwire reported Wednesday that the layoffs have affected... — read more
Lawsuits settled with people it fired as the firings carry on
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4332004/microsoft-cuts-jobs-settles-lawsuit
Thousands to lose jobs
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/thousands-to-lose-jobs-as-microsoft-restructures-sales-marketing-teams
Layoffs are "growth"
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/fresh-layoffs-at-microsoft-people-terminated-across-verticals-for-future-growth-13789264.html and war is peace
Microsoft’s Xbox Branch To Reportedly Face Third Round Of Layoffs This Year
According to a new report, Microsoft may soon be handing out yet even more pink slips to their already-embattled Xbox... — read more
Mass layoffs are "optimise workforce and invest in future growth" (no euphemisms and spin here, at all)
... — read more
"Microsoft Corp. has reportedly carried out another round of layoffs, affecting various teams and regions. The company has not disclosed the.."
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/07/39632988/microsoft-carries-out-another-round-of-layoffs-across-teams-and-geographies-third-this-year-so-f
Microsoft!!
Why don't you focus on making a good operating system from the ground up instead of trying to be anything and everything? Remember Windows Phone? More layoffs!
What the heck is going on with Microsoft?
Another 1,000 people were affected this week, including in the Azure cloud unit. What happened to this place? A while ago this was one of the safest companies to work for. I think that by now people are starting to avoid it due to non-stop layoffs... — read more
Layoffs hit Xbox again; Microsoft to make more cuts soon
https://www.levelup.com/en/news/794884/Layoffs-hit-Xbox-again-Microsoft-to-make-more-cuts-soon
Even More Xbox Layoffs Are Reportedly on the Horizon
https://gamerant.com/new-xbox-layoffs-cutbacks-july-2024-report/
"Microsoft shut down Tango Gameworks"
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/why-are-japanese-developers-not-undergoing-mass-layoffs