Microsoft on Wednesday cut an undisclosed number of
advertising jobs but tried to put a positive spin on the move.
"I can assure you we're thinking about the exciting new
opportunities that Windows 8, Xbox and Skype present for our advertising and
marketing partners," a spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal.
The software giant's announcement wasn't exactly a shocker.
Microsoft slashed an estimated 200 jobs last winter to streamline its marketing
operations. And a report surfaced in early June that the Redmond, Wash.,
company was closing down its Microsoft Advertising TV Network, an ad-selling
vehicle for some of NBCUniversal and Viacom's cable networks. AdWeek reported
at the time that the company had already offered severance packages to workers
in that operation and was considering layoffs of 15 to 30 percent of its sales
force.
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