MikeB on 24 August 2009
@ NJ5
You do know there's a limit to how much job cuts you can perform without exiting certain businesses, right?
Yes, of course. But cutting 100K we are still talking about a remaining workforce similar to that of Microsoft. I think in a worst case scenario they could that off without losing too much capacity (of course stressing its workforce more and work more efficiently).
In the short run the company could save a lot of cash, of course without reason employees wouldn't accept this and for the long run its destructive for R&D, business relations, etc.
But in all honesty we are talking about a company with multiple the value of assets than Microsoft owns. Neither company is even remotely close to bankrupting.
