Microsoft To Lay Off [Your Guess Here]

Last week we mentioned Fudzilla's claim that Microsoft was going to cut up to 17 percent of its staff. Fudzilla has recanted the strong version of that statement, now saying that "staff" includes contractors and agencies. (All depends on what your definition of "staff" is.) This morning TechFlash has a Goldman Sachs analyst saying that Microsoft is likely to "cut heads" and a 10 percent number sounds "reasonable." But no matter how you slice it, any Microsoft cutback is bad for Seattle. The company has been a mainstay for many local marketing/PR firms, and the reductions in MIcrosoft spending that have already occurred have hit the sector hard.