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Both the Nokia and aQuantive deals were engineered by ex- CEO Steve Ballmer, who sought to compete against younger, faster-growing tech companies by expanding beyond Microsoft’s original business of making software for desktop computers. He added that the company intends to...

The San Diego layoff will see the departure of 28 senior software development engineers, 18 senior program managers and seven senior hardware engineers, based on a state filing submitted by Microsoft.

Microsoft said last July it would slash up to 18,000 jobs.

WASHINGTON – Microsoft will cut 7,800 jobs and reorganise its Windows Phone unit, which has struggled in the mobile market.