Microsoft to slash 18,000 jobs in next year

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	Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year Microsoft announced this morning that it will cut its workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year.A letter to employees from CEO Satya Nadella, released by the company, said that its "work toward synergies and strategic alignment on Nokia Devices and Services is expected to account for about 12,500 jobs, comprising both professional and factory workers. We are moving now to start reducing the first 13,000 positions, and the vast majority of employees whose jobs will be eliminated will be notified over the next six months."Nadella's letter said that the company will add jobs in other areas.(More to follow.) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More In this Issue 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft Would Microsoft really cut its QA department? Microsoft COO tells partners to get with the cloud program now Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers CEO Satya Nadella last week gave what amounted to a public tongue-lashing to Microsoft's 127,000 employees, which was followed up by an analyst's report that the company plans to announce layoffs of up to 10% of that number at its quarterly earnings report July 22. Many of the layoffs could come from the 25,000 new employees acquired when Microsoft bought Nokia's phone business in April, according to Rick Sherlund, an analyst for Nomura Securities as quoted by CNET. + Also on Network World: CEO Nadella issues manifesto to shake up Microsoft |Meet the real Satya Nadella +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud The company is moving away from its past devotion to its OS Read More Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft IBM and Apple are teaming up to create enterprise apps to can run on Apple devices that business customers can manage and secure, creating a formidable direct challenge to plans Microsoft is trying to carry out on its own.The just-announced vision of Apple and IBM is for 100-plus iPhone/iPad business applications, with IBM promising to sell iPhones and iPads, along with the apps, to its customers.+[Also on Network World: Apple, IBM join to make iOS the default mobile platform; ; 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers]+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Would Microsoft really cut its QA department? We've covered the news that CEO Satya Nadella is looking at making some significant cuts at Microsoft. This should come as no surprise and may even be welcomed by some. Microsoft just inherited 30,000 employees with the Nokia acquisition, and some people (notably the cranky Mini Microsoft blog) have felt Microsoft was too bloated to begin with.However, where he plans to make the cuts is still unknown, and if Bloomberg is right, it could be a huge mistake.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Microsoft COO tells partners to get with the cloud program now Kevin Turner said the company doesn't have enough partners reselling its cloud services Read More Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 This by no means has been the bloodiest year of layoffs in the technology industry, not that this is any comfort for the thousands who lost their jobs this year. The good news is that market watchers say the economy is slowly improving and that tech-focused hiring managers expect to hire more people during this second half of the year than they did in the first. Read More
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