Interesting--your article says that a large portion of the cuts have been video game testers. I always thought those people were pretty cheap labor--but then they would be the most replaceable when the economy recovers. It's probably harder to get good programmers.
The company's best area is enterprise software so those people should be safe. Windows 7 is supposed to come out soon, so its crunch time for that division. I guess it makes sense, but I'd think canning the Zune is still the best area they could make cuts. Windows Mobile is also mediocre, but that's an important market.
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Interesting--your article says that a large portion of the cuts have been video game testers. I always thought those people were pretty cheap labor--but then they would be the most replaceable when the economy recovers. It's probably harder to get good programmers.
The company's best area is enterprise software so those people should be safe. Windows 7 is supposed to come out soon, so its crunch time for that division. I guess it makes sense, but I'd think canning the Zune is still the best area they could make cuts. Windows Mobile is also mediocre, but that's an important market.