Microsoft confirms plans to cut 18'000 jobs in cost plan

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Alby_da_Wolf said:

endimion said:
Wait so Ms went from increasing their workforce by 25% to 30% in a year to only 12 to 15%...
cause bottom line MS has more worker now even after they cut 18k than they did last year...
MS is going up on all fronts... WP, Bing, win8, Xbox, cloud, etc... Than plan is merely a refocus that will further their traction.... Yet still grow the company... Brownie points will fall in cascade next week after Q4 results... MS is actually doing great and that cut while sucky for the employees concerned is absolutely great news from MS

It's good for MS competitors that will hire them too.   

Its much better for the cut employees who will get a nice serverance package and get picked up by another company.