Microsoft Announces Layoffs

2 February 2012, 4:14 am

Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday that it had laid off some 200 employees as part of a major restructuring aimed at eliminating redundancies in its marketing division, the Associated Press reported. In a statement, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said its layoffs were part of the company’s efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its marketing operations. "Some of these changes ...... Read More »

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