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Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Microsoft is cutting roughly 4,800 jobs, representing about 2 percent of its total workforce. The majority of the reductions are in the Xbox division, where layoffs amount to approximately eight percent of staff and are projected to rise to fifteen percent over the current fiscal year. The cuts affect both Xbox and commercial sales teams.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees
- TechMeme·Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most layoffs are in Xbox, where ~8% are being cut, rising to 15% in this fiscal year (Tom Warren/The Verge)
- TechCrunch·Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales
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