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Microsoft cuts more than 2,000 jobs

2014-09-18 21:52:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Microsoft announces another 2,100 redundancies as part of a target to cut 18,000 jobs, about 14% of its workforce.

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Microsoft cuts prices of Surface 2 in possible sign of new models this fall

2014-08-25 13:56:53| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft yesterday cut the prices of its Surface 2 tablets by as much as 22 percent, dropping the entry-level Windows 8.1 RT device to $349. It's unknown whether Microsoft discounted the Surface 2 to clear inventory before it discontinues the tablet, in preparation for a successor, or simply to move a slow-selling product.

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Microsoft cuts ties with climate change denier legislation group ALEC

2014-08-23 17:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Examiner: The group has been quietly operating under the radar since 1973 and has recruited companies, lawmakers and conservative nonprofit organizations to fund anti-government agendas. One of the most overriding goals of ALEC is proposing laws that block regulations to curb carbon emissions and renewable energy, while promoting limited government, free markets and federalism at the state level. Ultimately, ALECs ascension has been marred by increasingly unpopular moves to suppress votes, privatize...

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