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BountifulScott t1_j5ejvg5 wrote

The layoffs in tech seem to be all about pleasing Wall Street. Microsoft is making billion upon billions in profits - yet they are laying people off? Google is the same. So are many others.

This seems mostly a case of "Other companies cut costs and Wall Street will be angry if we don't cut costs too!!!!"

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Frowdo t1_j5g3p5t wrote

Microsoft performed a 7.5billion dollar acquisition for Bethesda. Between the game studios they already own and the ones they've been acquiring there is likely a lot of overlap. While the layoffs are across multiple departments a lot are in the gaming space.

Google just shuttered Stadia this past week or so and likely had a lot of losses associated with paying back all the users. Just as likely is to make Wall Street happy but possibly to make up for questionable business decisions.

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BountifulScott t1_j5gyczt wrote

Questionable business decisions are for sure a part of this. Yet the people who made the questionable business decisions remain and likely had their stock jump significantly.

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