Microsoft Laying Off 5,000, Rumored Mostly From Xbox and Zune Division
Microsoft, the industry’s unassailable juggernaut, apparently can bleed. It’s laying off 5,000 workers of its 94,000-employee workforce. Rumor is, mostly from the amazing Entertainment and Devices teams. If the rumor is true, that pisses me off. The E&D team, home to Xbox and Zune and Media Center, might not be wildly profitable, but it’s the…