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'Nuclear Winter' at Microsoft This Summer?

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 22, 2026,
updated Apr 22, 2026

Woman With Umbrella

Hours ago (even Microsoft's very own MSN relays this and many others):

Rumors swirl of 15% layoffs at Microsoft Gaming

The mass layoffs are only a matter of time, as we explained several times earlier this week. What's noteworthy above is that after about a dozen sites wrote about this rumour even Microsoft (in MSN clothing) joined in. The human operators in the middle let it pass on. They probably know something or heard something, as MSN too has been subjected to several waves of mass layoffs since 2020.

At Microsoft so far this year there have been many layoffs, but the company tries to keep them secret.

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