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		Microsoft slashes 5,000 jobs, misses earnings forecasts (cnn.com)
		2 points by transburgh on Jan 22, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

kailashbadu on Jan 22, 2009 [–]

I had for some reasons hoped that MS won't be hit by the downturn. Apparently, the 800-pound gorilla of software industry isn't immune either.

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