Microsoft Studios team hit with layoffs in restructuring

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GribbleGrunger on 03 April 2014

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

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jlmurph2 on 03 April 2014

GribbleGrunger said:

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

They were "Trimming the fat" as some people were calling it.

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ice on 03 April 2014

Looks like MS is copying Sony again, so unoriginal.

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So this is why Phil made that comment about people and going being par for the course, preemptive damage control :P

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bubblegamer on 03 April 2014

jlmurph2 said:

GribbleGrunger said:

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

They were "Trimming the fat" as some people were calling it.

And you're assuming them to be happy to leave. Is there any difference?

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jlmurph2 said:

GribbleGrunger said:

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

They were "Trimming the fat" as some people were calling it.

Aren't MS trimming the fat too?

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jlmurph2 on 03 April 2014

bubblegamer said:

jlmurph2 said:

GribbleGrunger said:

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

They were "Trimming the fat" as some people were calling it.

And you're assuming them to be happy to leave. Is there any difference?

Yeah, the fact that they're using their layoffs as advertisement and jokes.

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jlmurph2 on 03 April 2014

GribbleGrunger said:

Aren't MS trimming the fat too?

Yup, which is why ghettoglamour made the sarcastic comment.

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jlmurph2 said:

bubblegamer said:

jlmurph2 said:

GribbleGrunger said:

ghettoglamour said:
Since this isn't Sony I guess it's bad news.

So you think that lay offs at Sony were seen as good news?

They were "Trimming the fat" as some people were calling it.

And you're assuming them to be happy to leave. Is there any difference?

Yeah, the fact that they're using their layoffs as advertisement and jokes.

You wanted them to cry?

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