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Right at the last countdown for Y2008, the Internetnews.com published a shocking new about Microsoft is laying off the underperforming business units. The layoff is around 10% – 17% of the staff forces in Microsoft. If true, the cuts would be the first “official” layoffs in Microsoft’s history — blunting a point that the company has always pointed to as a matter of pride.

According to Internetnews.com, the rumor is originated from Microsoft insider from Blog @ Mini Microsoft. The rumor also raise that the layoff will likely to take place during CES, looking at date of 15 Jan, 09. Enderle said that if Microsoft goes through with the rumored cuts, he expected to see the ax fall hardest in areas that are underperforming, such as units of the Entertainment and Devices Division and the Online Business Division. Granted that Entertainment and Devices, headed by president Robbie Bach, has the profitable Xbox game consoles, it also has the Zune music player, a serious underperformer in Microsoft’s portfolio.