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Microsoft laying off 27 employees in Redmond and Bellevue
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| Microsoft is laying off 27 employees in Redmond and Bellevue, according to
| the Washington State Employment Security Department.
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| [...]
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| Update 2:59 p.m.: Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos saidthe company is making
| cuts across the country, but he did not elaborate on how many more jobs in
| the U.S. were affected.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2009801373_microsoftlayingoff27employeesinredmondandbellevue.html?syndication=rss
Axeman cometh: Microsoft lays off 27 staff
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| In January Microsoft announced plans to layoff 5,000 staff over the course of
| 18 months.
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| Itâs understood that most of those staff cuts have now been completed.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/microsoft_27_redmond_bellevue_layoffs/
Microsoft cuts 27 more jobs
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/09/microsoft_cuts_27_more_jobs.html
Microsoft to lay off 27 from Redmond, Bellevue
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/178299.asp
Microsoft to lay off 27 employees in Redmond and Bellevue
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/microsoft-to-lay-off-27-employees-in-redmond-and-bellevue.ars
How many in other cities? Sheesh! Microsoft doesn't want us to know. Too big to
fail? Haha.
Recent:
So What Other Parts Microsoft May Sell? Massive?
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| The rumor we have heard is that MSFT will sell Massive at a fraction of the
| cost it bought it for. Despite the fact that Massive had a massive lead in
| the in-game ad sectorâit announced several major ad deals with big gaming
| companies, including Activisionâit may say something about the state of the
| sector itself. This follows a rival IGA Worldwide also putting itself up for
| sale earlier this year. More as we find out moreâtips, anonymous or
| otherwise, appreciated (tip box in right hand column).
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http://paidcontent.org/article/419-so-what-other-parts-microsoft-may-sell-massive/
Microsoft's technology strategy needs a refresh
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| It leaves Microsoft desperately needing to refresh its approach to the
| market. Immediately.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10310555-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
Report: Microsoft Guts In-Game Advertising Unit In Layoffs
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| Roughly seventy-five percent of the staff at Microsoftâs Massive in-game
| advertising unit was laid off in Tuesdayâs round of job cuts, according to
| VentureBeat.
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http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-report-microsoft-guts-in-game-advertising-unit-in-layoffs/
Microsoftâs Massive in-game ad business takes hits among 3,000 overall layoffs
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| Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs today as it struggles to right
| itself after reporting tepid results last month. Weâve learned that Massive,
| the companyâs in-game advertising business, suffered something like 75
| percent layoffs.
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http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/05/microsofts-massive-in-game-ad-business-takes-hits-in-layoffs/
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