Beijing on November 5 morning news, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft Wednesday said it will cut worldwide 800 employees again. Previously, Microsoft had announced layoffs in January 5000.
Microsoft spokesman Lugard Chlorpyrifos (Lou Gellos) Wednesday said the layoffs are worldwide offices to conduct, but the team did not disclose which products or types of work will be affected. He also said that Microsoft has nearly completed the 5000 layoff plan, which is the company's first-ever layoffs cover a wide range of activities.
Microsoft also said in January that the company will continue to search the key business areas such as hiring new employees. As of the end of December 2008 until the total number of Microsoft employees around 9.4 million people; as the end of September 2009 until the total number of Microsoft employees around 9.1 million people, which means that Microsoft's new recruits this year has about 2,000 employees.