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Surface survives Microsoft cuts, but tablet strategy remains muddled

2014-07-18 13:22:57| InfoWorld: Top News

As Microsoft announced its largest layoffs in its 39-year history -- while saying it would press forward with its in-house Surface -- analysts contended that the firm still hasn't clearly stated its tablet strategy. Earlier today, Microsoft said it would cut up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 percent of its work force, with the bulk of those layoffs coming from streamlining efforts after acquiring much of phone-maker Nokia.

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Microsoft Cuts 18,000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines for Cloud

2014-07-18 06:08:20| Wireless - Topix.net

Microsoft Corp. said it will eliminate as many as 18,000 jobs, the largest round of cuts in its history, as Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella integrates Nokia Oyj's handset unit and slims down the software maker.

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Microsoft confirms job cuts

2014-07-17 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Nokia to bear the brunt of software giant's 18,000 redundancies; Nokia X range binned.

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Microsoft cuts OneDrive prices, increases capacity

2014-06-23 17:41:50| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft will dramatically increase capacity and lower prices for OneDrive, increasing pressure on other cloud storage providers and also sweetening the deal for prospective and current Office 365 customers. The company will more than double to 15GB the storage capacity in the free, stand-alone OneDrive service for consumers. People get access to this free OneDrive storage also when they sign up for Office Online, the free, lightweight Web-based version of Office, and also when they sign up for Outlook.com, Microsoft's free webmail service.

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