Microsoft planning mass job cuts?
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- Jan 05, 2009
Microsoft is reportedly planning to axe up to 15,000 jobs in what would be first major redundancies at the software company.
Fudzilla, a US-based technology blog, claims staff at Microsoft have been told 15,000 of the computer giant's 90,000 global workforce will be cut on 15 January.
"The rumour that Microsoft was set to lay off people on January 15 is no longer a rumour but a fact. Staff at Microsoft have been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it's not a small cut, either," the blog said.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is expected to release a new version of the Windows Operating System at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week.
The company's second quarter results are due on January 22.
