Microsoft vai demitir 18.000 funcionarios

O rumor de que aconteceria uma demissão em massa na Microsoft infelizmente se confirmou e, no maior corte de pessoal da história da empresa, 18.000 profissionais deverão procurar por um novo emprego. A redução de funcionários já era esperada desde a aquisição da Nokia,
que somou 25.000 novas cabeças ao corpo da companhia, mas nem todas as
demissões foram desse setor, afetando também áreas mais centrais da
empresa.

Não foram informados os números setor a setor, mas a empresa explicou que 12.500 das demissões vão acontecer na divisão da Nokia,
entre trabalhadores de escritório e de fábrica. Enquanto a notícia de
tantas demissões é recebida com tristeza para quem vai para a rua, a
bolsa de valores mostrou-se animada com a situação e as ações da Microsoft começaram a subir em alta velocidade desde os primeiros rumores dos cortes.

O número de 18.000 funcionários mandados embora vem como uma
surpresa, mas o fato das demissões existirem, não. Além dos rumores que
já vinham se formando, Satya
Nadella praticamente anunciou que elas ocorreriam quando falou em carta
enviada aos funcionários sobre seus planos de reestruturar a empresa e dar ampla ênfase aos setores de dispositivos móveis e da nuvem.


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Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming

Microsoft is getting out of developing original series for its Xbox gaming platform and will close Xbox Entertainment Studios in the coming months.
The tech giant made headlines Thursday with plans to layoff as many as 18,000 employees following its recent $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s phones business.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced Xbox Entertainment Studios will shutter and that some projects in development and production, including a live action “Halo” series will still be produced.
Move comes as newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella is taking a hard look at all of the company’s operations and is questioning the plan to produce a broad slate of original series for Xbox platforms.
Microsoft recruited former CBS exec Nancy Tellem (pictured) in the fall of 2012 to lead the Santa Monica-based Xbox Studios division, which was tasked with developing programming based in part on Microsoft videogame franchises such as “Halo.” Sources say Nadella is looking to focus the company’s resources and energies into its core software, Internet and videogame businesses.
Tellem, Jordan Levin and some of the Xbox Entertainment Studios team will remain with the company to see the completion of its original programming already in production, Microsoft said.
That includes “Halo,” the first major project spearheaded by the division, is in advanced negotiations for a pickup at Showtime in a shared window with Xbox. Project is a co-production with Amblin TV.
Others are the “Halo” prequel story “Nightfall,” exec produced by Ridley Scott, and the docu “Signal to Noise,” about the notorious Atari “E.T” game flop in the early 1980s. Xbox Studios also produces elaborate companion material for NFL games and other “entertainment experience” apps for Xbox, and that work is expected to continue.
But the slate of development prospects laid out by Tellem at the NewFronts in May is expected to be significantly trimmed as part of the new mandate from Nadella, a 24-year company vet who was appointed CEO succeeding Steve Ballmer in February.
In a blog post, Spencer added: “Microsoft is the productivity and platform company for a mobile-first and cloud-first world, and games are the single biggest digital life category in a mobile-first world.  Success in this category, by growing a robust Xbox business, brings additional value to Microsoft. I have stated this before, but for Xbox to be successful, we must remain committed to being a consumer-driven organization with the mission of meeting the high expectations of a passionate fan base, to create the best games and to drive technical innovation.
“I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the accomplishments from the entire team in XES. They have built an impressive slate of original programming and pioneered interactive entertainment on Xbox … Change is never easy, but I believe the changes announced today help us better align with our long-term goals.”

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The Era of Luigi escreveu:Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming

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The Era of Luigi escreveu:Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming

fechou a divisão encarregada dos programas de TV?! 
         

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Vao ficar só até terminar alguns dos projetos em andamento e depois bye bye