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Microsoft plans thousands of job cuts, impacting less than 2.5% of workforce
(www.businessinsider.com)
I'm sure copilot will be fine.
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2026
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You know it. They’ll burn everything to the ground before they let Copilot go.
Yeah, look how long internet explorer lasted.
It's worked out great for Ford.
yes and bless their hearts.
Sounds like the headline was written by Microsoft... "Less than..."
I sure hope the thousands of them are thankful that together they make up less than...
I hope these former employees, and the people in their lives, all do their absolute best to refuse to support Microslop every chance they get. Death by a thousand cuts adds up over time.
... impacting more than thousands of workforce.
Yeah let's do MORE LAYOFFS. That'll stop bugs that brick file explorer from happening.
We can for sure, already guess why.
They massively overhired during Covid, Xbox is sinking, and yes, AI is increasing productivity and reducing the need for many staff.