Comments on: Microsoft Cuts 5,000 Staff, More Likely to Come http://techrights.org/2009/05/05/microsoft-layoffs-round-2/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan O'Brian http://techrights.org/2009/05/05/microsoft-layoffs-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-63018 Dan O'Brian Tue, 05 May 2009 23:02:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=10213#comment-63018 Heh, I was just about to point out the same thing. Microsoft said back in January that they planned on laying off 5,000 people over the course of 18 months. This means that they won't be finished laying off those originally stated 5,000 until June 2010. Seriously, learn to comprehend basic english. Heh, I was just about to point out the same thing. Microsoft said back in January that they planned on laying off 5,000 people over the course of 18 months. This means that they won’t be finished laying off those originally stated 5,000 until June 2010.

Seriously, learn to comprehend basic english.

]]> By: Gentoo User http://techrights.org/2009/05/05/microsoft-layoffs-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-63001 Gentoo User Tue, 05 May 2009 17:51:37 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=10213#comment-63001 Haha, and you accuse Microsoft of FUD? Your wording makes it look like Microsoft is laying off <b>more</b> people, when in reality they are completing their overall layoff plans, which were announced in <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5444NM20090505" rel="nofollow">January</a>. I'm sorry if my Reuters ref is not "credible", but I'm sure at least one of those links you posted there says the same thing. If not, you can always just deliberately misquote them like you did last week. So they had <i>already said</i> they were letting 5K people go. But here you say: <blockquote>Microsoft makes it <b>another</b> 5,000</blockquote> Emphasis mine. Is there a particular reason you employ the same tactics you accuse your real and imagined enemies of using against you? Haha, and you accuse Microsoft of FUD? Your wording makes it look like Microsoft is laying off more people, when in reality they are completing their overall layoff plans, which were announced in January.

I’m sorry if my Reuters ref is not “credible”, but I’m sure at least one of those links you posted there says the same thing. If not, you can always just deliberately misquote them like you did last week.

So they had already said they were letting 5K people go. But here you say:

Microsoft makes it another 5,000

Emphasis mine.

Is there a particular reason you employ the same tactics you accuse your real and imagined enemies of using against you?

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