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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject: Microsoft Laying Off As Many As 9000 Employees
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 22:42:28 -0000 (UTC)
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Seems like Microsoft’s entire gaming efforts are hitting some headwinds
<https://www.theverge.com/news/693535/microsoft-layoffs-july-2025-xbox>.

Since gaming is the last area where Windows could be considered to have 
close-to-unchallenged dominance, this doesn’t sound hopeful for the future 
of Windows as a whole.