Microsoft to cut up to 5000 jobs

Microsoft has said it will cut up to 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, including 1,400 immediately. Is this a sign of changing times for Microsoft or a sign that we are at the edge of a cliff?

Edge of a Precipice.

six feet from the edge… and maybe 6 feet aint so far down

Anyone have more insight as to what groups this is going to affect?

LPoulin133 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone have more insight as to what groups this is > going to affect? Well they’re probably not going to fire the sales force. Probably overhead/manufacturing. Finance/ Legal/ HR, etc… Anything that doesnt drive profits right now is fair game i’d assume

Lower than the rumor number of 17,000. I could ask my buddy over there and find out who is getting the axe but I’m too busy surfing the net right now.

The first to go would be the contract programmers…