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Microsoft lays off 2,100, axes Silicon Valley research
Yahoo Finance ^

Posted on 09/18/2014 3:48:13 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

SEATTLE, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will close its Silicon Valley research-and-development operation as part of 2,100 layoffs announced on Thursday, as it moves toward its new CEO's goal of cutting 18,000 staff, or about 14 percent of its workforce.

News of the closure of the Microsoft Research lab at the company's campus in Mountain View, California, was first made public on Twitter by employees. The company later confirmed the move and said it would involve the loss of 50 jobs.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: layoffs; msn; siliconvalley

1 posted on 09/18/2014 3:48:13 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

But Bill Gates think we need far more H1B Visas.


2 posted on 09/18/2014 3:51:22 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Red in Blue PA

These people are now “Shovel Ready”.


3 posted on 09/18/2014 4:09:38 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("If you want to test a man's character, give him power." -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: skeeter

Beat me to it: bet they try to hire 4,000 new H1B visa holders immediately afterwards.


4 posted on 09/18/2014 4:10:52 PM PDT by pierrem15 (Claudius: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.")
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To: Red in Blue PA

If these are the research-and-development people that came up with Windows 7 and 8, they deserve it. I despise these operating systems.


6 posted on 09/18/2014 4:26:46 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: Red in Blue PA

More folks freed from being locked into their jobs.


7 posted on 09/18/2014 4:46:42 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Red in Blue PA

I think these are the guys that thought tiles were a good idea for Windows 8.


8 posted on 09/18/2014 5:09:52 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: Red in Blue PA
It never ceases to surprise many, that so many establishment folks are unable to install and use a better operating system after so many years. It's apparent in the media, too, though, especially in what are presented as news and political speech.


9 posted on 09/18/2014 7:51:04 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Endless summer recovery.


10 posted on 09/18/2014 8:14:28 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: GeronL

Microsoft wants to axe engineers something...


11 posted on 09/19/2014 8:08:04 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: a fool in paradise

lolz


12 posted on 09/19/2014 9:09:05 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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