Microsoft posts $36.6bn profit after offering buyouts to one in four workers
The week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.
BBC News reported that the week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.
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