All of Microsoft's Strategic Areas Have Layoffs This Year
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2023-03-28 12:29:12 UTC
- Modified: 2023-03-28 12:29:12 UTC
The layoffs keep going and going, e.g. today's updates [1, 2]; there's no end in sight
Summary: Microsoft's supposedly strategic/future areas -- gaming (trying to debt-load or offload debt to other companies), so-called 'security', "clown computing" (Azure), and "Hey Hi" (chaffbots etc.) -- have all had layoffs this year; it's clear that the company is having a serious existential crisis in spite of Trump's and Biden's bailouts (a wave of layoffs every month this year) and is just bluffing/stuffing the media with chaffbots cruft (puff pieces/misinformation) to keep shareholders distracted, asking them for patience and faking demand for the chaffbots (whilst laying off Bing staff, too)
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