It's a real shock in this day and age of intense competition for talent to let go of such a large number of talented (they must be, to be there in the first pla

It's a real shock in this day and age of intense competition for talent to let go of such a large number of talented (they must be, to be there in the first place) engineers (or is it scientists) in the heart of silicon valley. To me that's a sign of a company that doesn't see a way to grow new products via creative efforts of it's employees. Oh well, I guess it's good news for the startups who could much better use the that same talent. (Edit - to remove what might have sounded like a recruiting pitch)