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More Microsoft Layoffs

It's on to a second round of 800 cuts to adjust to economic conditions
By Maureen O'Gara
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November 9, 2009 12:45 PM EST
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Microsoft, which announced its very first mass layoffs even in January, canning 5,000 people, is on to a second round of 800 cuts to adjust to economic conditions. The company said they were 25% at home, the rest worldwide and did not identify any particular unit or job category. A spokesman told the AP most of the first 5,000 have been let go. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't changing his story about IT spending not coming back any time soon, maybe never. "We will see growth," he said, "We will not see recovery."

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