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In One City Alone Microsoft Fired Almost 3,000 Workers This Year (We're Still in March)

In Bill Gates-sponsored media [1, 2] this week:

Microsoft Seattle-area layoffs top 2,700 with tech giant’s latest cuts



Another Microsoft piece from a Microsoft mouthpiece (Bishop, a Microsoft Media Operative):

Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round



The media in India (where Microsoft has many layoffs too; GitHub has fired almost all of its Indian (as in India-based) staff):

Microsoft layoffs: 559 employees fired from Seattle offices, taking total to over 2,700



Summary: You can tell a company isn't doing well when amid mass layoffs it pays endless money to the media -- not to actual workers -- in order for this media to go crazy over buzzwords, chaffbots, and other vapourware (as if the company is a market leader and has a future for shareholders to look forward to, even if claims are exaggerated and there's no business model)

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