Microsoft is set to cut more than 6,000 jobs in an announcement expected early
Thursday, according to sources familiar with the matter, as it trims its
newly acquired Nokia phone business and reshapes itself as a
cloud-computing and mobile-friendly software company.99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Microsoft on Thursday said it plans to eliminate up to 18,000
jobs, or 14% of its work force, in a bid to streamline the company
following the acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services business.