Sujet : Re: Microsoft Laying Off As Many As 9000 Employees
De : bowman (at) *nospam* montana.com (rbowman)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacy alt.comp.os.windows-11Date : 03. Jul 2025, 06:33:20
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:19:57 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
Seems like Microsofts entire gaming efforts are hitting some headwinds
<https://www.theverge.com/news/693535/microsoft-layoffs-july-2025-xbox>.
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Since gaming is the last area where Windows could be considered to have
close-to-unchallenged dominance, this doesnt sound hopeful for the
future of Windows as a whole.
It's probably because AI is replacing programmers.
Reading between the lines, MS recently bought a couple of gaming
corporations and may have wound up with a lot of redundant middle
management.