Thread regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs

Microsoft Layoffs in 2017

Bad news continue to come and it'll stay this way for a while. The core business will continue to suffer as long as PCs slide - it's kind affecting anyone dealing with PCs - just look Intel's board here with 1000s of messages. They are streamlining acquisitions and mobile, it'll continue to grow but they will have to clean up quite a bit before things get better - also, not something that's specific to Microsoft and layoffs, or even an 2017 agenda item, it'll just have to happen.

ZDNET had a story on the topic this morning - we'll see what happens later on...

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-lays-off-hundreds-of-employees-largely-in-redmond-london/

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Any more info, 22bcq?

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Post ID: @24ogp+JsVkHdv

Confirm, packages out this morning

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Post ID: @22bcq+JsVkHdv

Any hiring?

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Post ID: @1ysfo+JsVkHdv

No way, we are still good.

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Post ID: @1vivx+JsVkHdv

Good observation, @1fukt

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Post ID: @1lfer+JsVkHdv

MS business is in trouble. They have to get COS down and innovation up. The same crappie management that existed under baller is still running the place into the ground. Windows is already irrelevant, office COS is easy two high E5 is a fail. Voice could have been a hero, but MS doss not capitalize when they could of due to flipping ty he field voice over and over, now AWS and Google both have offerings that are simpler. Office will move to $0 as Google will not stop and only excel is stopping that dam from breaking at the moment. Mobile Fail. Azure is behind and still not making money, also losing big customers, confidence and markets hare, do not believe what you are told go pull the 10Q of AWS and MS and read it for yourself. Dynamics is what 3% marketshare? Going after Salesforce? Sounds like iPhone battle again to me. What's left? Surface? Nice device no one cares about. Book? 40% DOA...fail. New mandates about diversity while having to lower staff...the behavior from stack rank is not gone it has gotten worse. Lies to kill off those that threaten. Attach to good ideas until they are overburdened and die.

What innovation? Halogens? Where can I buy one. Samsung will be in the market soon. PS/4 won. Kinet is over.

The company was over when Ray Ozzie left. Everyone there are fighting Theo keep jobs, not advance the company. Complacency and mediocrity are rampant.

Satya moves the stock, but it is built on a silicon valley style that will fall apart because revenue actually matters.

KTM leaving good? Call that the canary leaving the coal mine. He had better offers previously. He knew when to go.

Jump out be pushed off that titanic.

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Post ID: @1fkut+JsVkHdv

It's still a great company to work for - I know we had some challenges but still very cutting edge

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Post ID: @pseb+JsVkHdv

Judging based on 100s of views here, there is a ton of people researching this topic - this is likely a lot of employees and some friends and family just being concerned about layoffs at Microsoft.

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Post ID: @9cqa+JsVkHdv

No layoffs right now, but sales folks have been hit pretty hard last month

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Post ID: @7uhz+JsVkHdv

Skype has nothing to do with your PC focused business

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