Microsoft Layoffs? Not a New Concept
Sat, Jan 17th, 2009 |
In the past decade, Microsoft Corp. 's steady, uninterrupted sales growth has been matched by only one thing: its steady hiring.
Since 1999 until the end of its 2008 fiscal year on June 30, Microsoft has grown both its revenues and its headcount almost exactly three times. It ended fiscal year 2008 with US$60.4 billion in revenue and about 91,000 employees.
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