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About 5,000 to lose jobs at Microsoft

By Hiawatha Bray
Globe Staff / January 23, 2009

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Stung by a dramatic slowdown in personal computer sales, software titan Microsoft Corp. is laying off up to 5,000 workers worldwide over the next 18 months, including 1,400 who lost their jobs yesterday. (Full article: 508 words)

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