var varname = "wijax_3e3716cb17c7ba85bca024fce612314e"; window[varname]="<span id=\"widget-go-widget-areas-2\" data-remove-on-inject-classes=\" \" class=\"  search-facets go-custom-widget-area_search-facets wijax-widgetclasses widget-go-widget-areas widget-area go-widget-areas-2 \"><\/span>\n<div id=\"scriblio_facets-7\" class=\"facet-technologies-and-products facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Technologies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"cloud computing\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/cloud-computing\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=cloud-computing\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"3 topics\">cloud computing<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Windows Azure\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/windows-azure\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=windows-azure\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"3 topics\">Windows Azure<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"mobile devices\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/mobile-devices\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=mobile-devices\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">mobile devices<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Microsoft Surface\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/microsoft-surface\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=microsoft-surface\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Microsoft Surface<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Lumia\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/lumia\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=lumia\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Lumia<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Microsoft Windows\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/microsoft-windows\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=microsoft-windows\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Microsoft Windows<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Amazon Web Services (AWS)\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/amazon-web-services-aws\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=amazon-web-services-aws\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Amazon Web Services (AWS)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"SQL Server\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/sql-server\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=sql-server\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">SQL Server<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Windows Server\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/windows-server\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=windows-server\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Windows Server<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Xbox\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/xbox\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;technology=xbox\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Xbox<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-6\" class=\"facet-companies facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Companies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Microsoft\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/microsoft\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=microsoft\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">Microsoft<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Nokia\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/nokia\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=nokia\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"4 topics\">Nokia<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Google\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/google\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=google\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Google<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"JPMorgan Chase\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/jpmorgan-chase\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=jpmorgan-chase\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">JPMorgan Chase<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Skype\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/skype\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=skype\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Skype<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Visa\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/visa\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=visa\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Visa<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"ValueAct\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/valueact\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=valueact\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">ValueAct<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Yahoo\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/yahoo\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=yahoo\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Yahoo<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Amazon\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/amazon\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=amazon\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Amazon<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Sanford Bernstein\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/sanford-bernstein\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=sanford-bernstein\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Sanford Bernstein<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"IBM\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/ibm\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=ibm\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">IBM<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Kraft Foods\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/kraft-foods\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;company=kraft-foods\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Kraft Foods<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-11\" class=\"facet-people facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">People<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Satya Nadella\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/satya-nadella\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:83.333333333333%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=satya-nadella\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"5 topics\">Satya Nadella<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Steve Ballmer\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/steve-ballmer\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=steve-ballmer\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"3 topics\">Steve Ballmer<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Bill Gates\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/bill-gates\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=bill-gates\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Bill Gates<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"terry myerson\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/terry-myerson\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=terry-myerson\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">terry myerson<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Qi Lu\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/qi-lu\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=qi-lu\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Qi Lu<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Stephen Elop\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/stephen-elop\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=stephen-elop\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Stephen Elop<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Scott Guthrie\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/scott-guthrie\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;person=scott-guthrie\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Scott Guthrie<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-2\" class=\"facet-tags facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Other<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Microsoft layoffs\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/barbdarrow\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">Microsoft layoffs<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Xbox Entertainment Studios\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/xbox-entertainment-studios\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs+xbox-entertainment-studios\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Xbox Entertainment Studios<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"ValueAct\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/valueact\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs+valueact\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">ValueAct<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-8\" class=\"facet-author widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Author<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Barb Darrow\" data-taxonomy=\"Co-Authors\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/barbdarrow\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">Barb Darrow<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-3\" class=\"facet-post-type widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Content Type<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"News Post\" data-taxonomy=\"Post Type\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/go-type\/news-post\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;go-type=news-post\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">News Post<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-5\" class=\"facet-property widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Property<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Gigaom\" data-taxonomy=\"Property\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/property\/gigaom\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;go-property=gigaom\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">Gigaom<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-10\" class=\"facet-availability widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Access<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Free\" data-taxonomy=\"Availability\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/availability\/free\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/microsoft-layoffs\/?authors=cap-barbdarrow&#038;go-availability=free\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"6 topics\">Free<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>";
