Steve passa alla fase 2. Bisogna capirlo... sta mettendo da parte per fare la spesa a Sunnyvale. Leggi la comunicazione ufficiale (via All Things Digital). From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:43 AM To: Microsoft - All Employees (QBDG) Subject: Update: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs In January, in response to the global economic downturn, I announced our plan to adjust the company’s cost structure through spending reductions and job eliminations. Today, we are implementing the second phase of this plan. This is difficult news to share. Because our success at Microsoft has always been the direct result of the talent, hard work, and commitment of our people, eliminating positions is hard. Today’s action includes positions in the United States and in a number of countries around the world. In the U.S., affected employees will be notified directly by their managers today. In other countries, local leadership teams will provide more specific information about the impact to their organizations.

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Nuove trattative in corso. They have centered on ways for the companies to pool their advertising efforts, including a possible partnership under which Microsoft would sell search ads for Yahoo, and Yahoo, in turn, would sell display ads on Microsoft properties. Alcune considerazioni.

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