4 posts and columns on Mini-Microsoft

Report: Microsoft May or May Not Announce Layoffs

in News on January 2, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

With the economy continuing to sour and consumer tech spending slowing, speculation is running rampant that Microsoft may soon join the sad conga line of tech companies announcing layoffs. According to an unsubstantiated, poorly sourced report currently making the rounds, Redmond is steeling itself for a massive staff reduction.

Uninstall Microsoft Workforce Service Pack?

in News on December 22, 2008 at 3:05 pm PT

Tech may be done with layoffs for 2008, but 2009 is another matter entirely. Now that the souring economy has had its way with Yahoo and AMD and Palm and Sun and Nortel, it’s moving on to bigger fare. We’ve already heard predictions that Google will sack as much as 15 percent of its workforce next year. Now come rumors that Microsoft is steeling itself for large-scale job cuts as well.

Not With a Bang, but a Wimp

in News on May 4, 2008 at 12:20 pm PT

Now that Microsoft has abandoned its bid for Yahoo, the tech media is sifting the entrails of the companies’ ill-starred merger talks for portents of things to come. Paul Kedrosky at Infectious Greed says Yahoo has bought itself some more time–and litigation–while Mini-Microsoft says Microsoft’s decision to walk restores his faith in the company.