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Well its not 5000 new people I assume ~70% would be restructuring (E.g. as the article states from Bing and Cortana). Even then at 1500 new employees, its a hug
by aub3bhat 10y ago
Well its not 5000 new people I assume ~70% would be restructuring (E.g. as the article states from Bing and Cortana). Even then at 1500 new employees, its a huge undertaking and vote of confidence into importance of AI.
- icebraining 10y agoExcept for severance and hiring bonuses, what's the difference between restructuring someone's job, or firing them and hiring another person? In the end, you're still committing $1B/year to AI jobs.
- aub3bhat 10y agoWell a portion of $1B is already accounted for in the balance sheet and budget.
- TheGrassyKnoll 10y agoSure, its a ton of money, but they've had $20+ billion/quarter in revenue the last four quarters. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/financials?p=MSFT https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/financials?p=MSFT