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[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 197 points 1 week ago

every week, MS announces record profits, cuts devs by the thousands.

Call of Duty is doing gangbusters? Fire a bunch.

Ho-lee-sheeeeeit that remastered hot garbage Oblivion rejiggering is selling like HOTCAKES! Aw yiss, fire a shitload of them.

Maintain dominance, fire some people.

Oh fuck, let's spend a shitfuckton on AI! That's always profitable! And fire some devs.

Oh shit it's a day that ends in -Y? FIRE 'EM UP.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck we fired too many people, hire a third of linked-in.

Then fire most of 'em.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 83 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Welcome to hyper capitalism, where the valuations are made up and long term sustainability doesn’t matter

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I fear for all those studios after the husk has been entirely cored out and all that remains is the IP.

Because that's what we're seeing.

[-] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

The why is really simple. The regular cuts are to keep salaries low by keeping the job market flush with candidates so salaries are suppressed across MS’s competitors too.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

yer not wrong.

[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Hiring a third of linkedin would cause even Saudi oil to go bankrupt.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

don't worry, their stock offerings - like all the cuts - won't vest and will all return to the mothership.

now fire this thread

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