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Microsoft Fires 4800 as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

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Re: Microsoft Fires 4800 as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

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Post by dudu24 »

> "I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges," Sharma said in a passage of the message, according to CNBC. "Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day." He said the division will return to growth next year.

Whoever wrote this doesn't even know Asha Sharma is a woman.

Re: Microsoft Fires 4800 as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

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Post by KlutzySofa »

justacrow wrote: post #3
ChrisArchitect wrote: post #2

Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/06/the-latest-in-ou...

Thanks, that link is a lot better

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/06/resetting-xbox/

This one also has a lot more concrete information on what they are doing, like reducing their layers of management from up to 14 to a maximum of 3-5.

Re: Microsoft Fires 4800 as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

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Post by QQ00 »

dudu24 wrote: post #4

> "I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges," Sharma said in a passage of the message, according to CNBC. "Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day." He said the division will return to growth next year. Whoever wrote this doesn't even know Asha Sharma is a woman.

The writer didn't even use the bare minimum effort to check.

Re: Microsoft Fires 4800 as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

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Post by deburo »

KlutzySofa wrote: post #5
justacrow wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, that link is a lot better

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/06/resetting-xbox/ This one also has a lot more concrete information on what they are doing, like reducing their layers of management from up to 14 to a maximum of 3-5.

I find it very that a big company ever gets this deep in layers of indirection, but at least they have the guts to restructure. The government rarely does.
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