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take_five_seconds [he/him, any] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

www.theverge.com

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Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

www.theverge.com

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The cuts primarily affect Activision Blizzard employees.
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  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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    7•1 year ago

    And yet the breast milk in the break room fridge is still being stolen on a weekly basis. Do better, Microsoft.

  • roux [he/him, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Sorry fellow unemployed programmers, you can’t get an entry level job because you are now going up against people with MicroShaft on their resumes because the entire industry is fucking bullshit now just like everything else.

  • italktothewind [none/use name]
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    5•1 year ago

    lmao already

  • marx_mentat [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4•1 year ago

    They cancelled Blizzards survival game? Damn you Microsoft for ruining the gaming industry!!

  • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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    21•1 year ago

    It’s a real ”we live in a society” moment that my first thought was that this must be because Microsoft recently surpassed the $1 trillion mark.

    I love shareholder value focused capitalism joker-dancing

    • TraumaDumpling [none/use name]
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      5•1 year ago

      didn’t they just recently invest a bunch of money in OpenAI? they want to fire their programmers and replace them i think

    • FuckyWucky [none/use name]
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      11•1 year ago

      All the non-tech stonks aren’t doing as well. It’s the AI craze.

    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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      10•1 year ago

      Ah tbat makes sense, I was wondering if they had just dropped a big game or something

    • WayeeCool [comrade/them]
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      10•1 year ago

      my first thought was that this must be because Microsoft recently surpassed the $1 trillion mark.

      Microsoft recently surpassed the $3 trillion mark.

  • CoolYori [she/her]
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    8•1 year ago

    Microsoft to FTC: We desperately need this Activision/Blizzard acquisition to keep competitive in the market.

  • FuckyWucky [none/use name]
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    12•1 year ago

    Great for brandon’s election prospects.

    • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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      11•1 year ago

      The Bideconomy is doing great

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