Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans Overhaul - Bloomberg
The layoffs, the exact scale of which is not yet clear, are expected shortly after the close of Microsoft’s fiscal year on June 30, according to people familiar with the company’s strategy, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak to the press. Xbox is also planning to significantly slash budgets for marketing and some other areas of the business, the people said.
Dupa un SGF de succes care are sanse mari sa schimbe perceptia publicului fata de brand-ul Xbox, Microsoft le multumeste angajatilor cu ... concedieri.
Bravo lor, nu se vor schimba niciodata .
“Excluding Activision Blizzard King, over the past five years, we have spent over $20 billion on ongoing investments in our content, platform and hardware subsidy, but our annual revenue has declined nearly half a billion during that time,” she wrote. “Going forward, this cannot continue.”
Interesant, nu auzi niciodata ca sefii de sus care au aprobat achizitiile astea sa-si reduca salariile cand fac greseli. Angajatii de jos trebuie sa plateasca pentru incompetenta lor.
“My mandate is not a 30% accountability margin,” she said. “It’s not enterprise software margins. It’s to be the number one gaming and entertainment company.”
Good luck, never gonna happen.