https://www.slalom.com/platforms/microsoft https://www.geekwire.com/2023/slalom-consulting-lays-off-7-of-workforce-ceo-cites-significant-shifts-within-our-industry/
Microsoft cuts
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-is-ki-ling-wordpad-in-windows-11-what-you-need-to-know https://siliconangle.com/2023/09/04/microsoft-discontinue-default-wordpad-word-processor-windows/
This Microsoft Astroturfing Group just laid off 35 people.
https://statescoop.com/code-for-america-layoffs/
Microsoft Cloud Tools Vendor SkyKick Confirms Layoff Of 140 Employees
https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/microsoft-cloud-tools-vendor-skykick-confirms-layoff-of-140-employees
Microsoft ki-ls Kinect again
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840327/microsoft-azure-kinect-developer-kit-discontinued
Old behavior
Everywhere people are suffixing projects "copilot" in my org. I remember the days when people were naming everything "point" because of SharePoint.
Microsoft to ki-l off Xbox 360 Store
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/17/microsoft_xbox_360_store/
Microsoft to shut Xbox 360's online store next year
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-to-shut-xbox-360s-online-store-next-year/articleshow/102811373.cms
ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Could Go Bankrupt by 2024
https://tech.co/news/chatgpt-creator-openai-bankrupt
"He says to never expect loyalty from the company and to never offer loyalty to them, either."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsofts-former-vp-hr-4-090001756.html
"Nadella of Microsoft, who announced intentions to dismiss 10,000 staff in January, got about USD55 million last year"
https://menafn.com/1106791337/CEO-pay-increases-by-many-millions-of-US-dollars
CEOs' pay climbed before layoffs at tech giants like Alphabet and Microsoft, data shows
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/ceos-pay-climbed-layoffs-tech-giants-alphabet-microsoft/story?id=101665156
Microsoft's Bellevue workforce dwindles as leases lapse, records show
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/08/03/microsoft-bellevue-headcount-falling-leases-expire.html
Microsoft dumps Cortana leaving Siri as one of the last smart assistants
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/08/04/microsoft-dumps-cortana-leaving-siri-as-one-of-the-last-smart-assistants
Amazon surpasses Microsoft as Bellevue's largest employer
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/07/31/amazon-bellevue-largest-employer-microsoft.html
One More Round of Layoffs for July: Sales Arm of Microsoft Lays Off Almost 1,000 More Workers
http://techrights.org/2023/07/31/accenture-ireland-blowup/
"Microsoft’s Azure revenue is at least 25% lower than our previous estimates."
https://siliconangle.com/2023/07/29/leaked-court-docs-tell-us-aws-azure-google-cloud-market-shares/
Microsoft Internal Polls Leak Exposes Employee Discontent With Culture And Leadership: 'It's Not Right'
https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/07/33453269/microsoft-internal-polls-leak-exposes-employee-discontent-with-culture-and-leadership-its-not-right
Microsoft laid off thousands of employees in the fiscal year 2023
https://www.gizchina.com/2023/07/29/microsoft-layoffs-fiscal-year-2023/
Leaked Microsoft polls show employees feel much worse about culture and leadership than at the beginning of the year
https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-microsoft-polls-show-workers-feel-worse-about-culture-leaders-2023-7?r=US&IR=T
Microsoft cuts 1,000+ more jobs
https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/topics/business-operations/five-on-friday-layoffs-and-losses
Expect more Microsoft cuts and layoffs
https://fudzilla.com/news/57315-expect-more-microsoft-cuts-and-layoffs
LinkedIn cut 187 Bay Area workers in latest layoffs
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/07/26/linkedins-latest-layoffs-hit-hard-in-bay-area.html
"Cuts at Microsoft hit Halo Infinite devs at 343 Industries and other game teams across the company, including at Bethesda."
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/07/the-next-big-wave-of-video-game-layoffs-is-here-update/
LinkedIn reveals global layoffs include nearly 200 Bay Area job cuts
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/25/linkedin-sunnyvale-mountain-view-tech-job-layoff-google-facebook-amazon/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/linkedin-sheds-nearly-200-in-bay-area-job-cuts-report-f66d2ab7
LinkedIn Cuts Jobs in Bay Area Amid Rising Tech Layoffs
https://hoodline.com/2023/07/linkedin-cuts-jobs-in-bay-area-amid-rising-tech-layoffs/
20% decrease in revenue for Surface and Windows products
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/microsoft-reports-20-decrease-revenue-205406519.html
"Azure’s growth decelerating in each quarter since Q3 2022"
https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1021754/microsoft-stock-slips-back-in-wednesday-s-pre-market-trading-1021754.html
Microsoft’s Revenue Growth Likely Slowed Last Quarter Amid Sluggish Corporate Demand
https://dtgreviews.com/ai/microsoft-earnings-have-been-hurt-by-cooling-software-demand-boosted-by-ai/127408/
Windows down 12%
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/25/23807075/microsoft-q4-2023-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surface
Microsoft posts tepid sales growth as cloud business slows
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/microsoft-posts-tepid-sales-growth-as-cloud-business-slows-1.1950505
Microsoft Stock Slips
https://www.barrons.com/articles/microsoft-earnings-stock-price-231e11a9
Are you staying?
With no incoming increases and an earnings report that's set to be disappointing, is anybody else reconsidering their position at Microsoft? I know the job market is far from ideal, but with constant cuts, I don't see harm in at least trying to find... — read more
Microsoft Earnings Have Been Hurt
https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-msft-q4-earnings-report-2023-3d6ebe64 hypes up the hyped-up chatbot that has only caused further losses (no profit)
More layoffs in the US
This will not stop in Australia. Be prepared for more layoffs here.
Microsoft Slashed More Jobs As CEO’s Billion Dollar Earnings Revealed
https://www.channelnews.com.au/microsoft-slashed-more-jobs-as-ceos-billion-dollar-earnings-revealed/
"the company refused to say how many had been let go."
https://www.afr.com/technology/microsoft-fires-australian-staff-in-fresh-global-cull-20230721-p5dqdb
"Microsoft confirmed "recent redundancies" to 9news.com.au but did not detail the number of job losses."
https://www.9news.com.au/national/microsoft-terminates-more-aussie-jobs-after-major-global-cuts/c7823af6-91f5-4bd0-ad92-23450b75dc4b
Microsoft announces new round of layoffs
http://www.finnewsnetwork.com.au/archives/finance_news_network425889.html