Thursday, July 17, 2014
Microsoft's cut 18 000 without paste
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.