Microsoft announces 2nd round of job cuts: reports

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft Corp. notified a second round of employees on Tuesday that they will lose their jobs as part of a previously announced plan, according to media reports, citing an internal Microsoft email. In January, Microsoft said it would trim about 5,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, by June 2010. In the email, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the company will “closely monitor the impact of the economic downturn on the company and if necessary, take further actions on our cost structure, including additional job eliminations,” according to media reports.