Microsoft laying off another 2,850 people in the next 12 months

It looks like the sales reorg will be part of this, which has been somewhat desperately needed, based on comments in terms of trying to get correct licensing for a number of their product lines. It will be interesting in the overal effects of this long term.

As with any bureaucracy (big business, or government), there is often a lot of room to restructure without significant impact to the larger organization or to outside people and orgs.