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Microsoft's Massive Lay-off Plan to Affect Engineering Unit in Beijing

Marcel Woo   |

Jul 18, 2014 10:58 AM EDT

Microsoft Corporation's plan to cut jobs by up to 18,000, or around 14 percent of its total workforce, will affect its phone engineering unit in Beijing as the company seeks to concentrate its engineering efforts in Finland, said Executive Vice President Stephen Elop.