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This is a company with a net profit margin of 27.74% in Q1 2014.
by shaydoc 12y ago
This is a company with a net profit margin of 27.74% in Q1 2014.
- Infinitesimus 12y agoLayoffs aren't always about profit though. In this case, it is more about streamlining and making MS more agile
- shaydoc 12y agoHow does laying off 18,000 people make you more "agile" ? Products that sell make you more "agile"... Its more a case of, we bought Nokia for their market, but we don't need their staff!
- Anderkent 12y ago> Products that sell make you more "agile" Uh, no, being capable of designing things cooperatively rather than playing political games and supporting status-quo is what makes you agile. Products that sell are the effect, not the cause. It's much easier with a smaller company, though I doubt that's the primary motivation for the layoffs. More likely, they want to re-evaluate their internal culture, fire people most out of sync with what they'd like the culture to be and hire people that are more similar.
- shaydoc 12y agoyou are caviling over the ninth part of a hair, but yes you are right, products that sell are the effect, not the cause. you can't tell me there are not some seriously good staff among that 18,000. Microsoft are a huge company, and very few are more successful than them. Microsoft have the environment to allow things to flourish. IMHO Microsoft are still ahead of the curve and agile, especially with Azure. Microsoft are massive ultimately because what they have done to date has been hugely successful. So its really a case of consuming Nokia.
- whorleater 12y agoWell the Nokia acquisition would've definitely lead to some cross over and duplication in roles, so this seems like a logical move.
- shaydoc 12y agoI am glad your conscience is clear on this. 18,000 people is a almost 15% of their overall workforce.
- Infinitesimus 12y agoWhat I mean is fewer layers in the org chart and fewer people to pass decisions through/get approvals from could result in faster product changes. Not necessarily better changes of course, but there is the potential for quicker iteration
- 72deluxe 12y agoSmaller and faster instead of lumbering giant. I think that's why "agile development" involves the use of small teams instead of giant departments.
- worldpeace 12y agoDoes anybody really believe that's going to be the result of this? This is just laying off the people they acquired from that $7.2 billion Nokia acquisition.
- CSMastermind 12y agoThe Nokia layoffs are only the first half. One of the last things Steve Ballmer did was restructure the company. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/jul13/07-11onemicrosoft.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/jul13/07-11on... This created a lot of redundant people and groups.