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Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

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How the story developed
13 Jun
Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox
REPORT · WHAT · The Verge Tech
Other feeds and industry voices
13 Jun
Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
12 Jun
Microsoft has considered spinning off Xbox, the Information reports reut.rs/3QEpWEH

Microsoft has considered spinning off Xbox, the Information reports reut.rs/3QEpWEH

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
20 Oct
Microsoft may lay off Xbox staff this month, in November, and in January.

Microsoft may lay off Xbox staff this month, in November, and in January.

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
10 Jun
Microsoft is reevaluating its plans for Project Helix and considering new ways to lower Xbox console costs.

Microsoft is reevaluating its plans for Project Helix and considering new ways to lower Xbox console costs. Read more from @tomwarren.co.uk:

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
8 Jul
If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?

This week, Microsoft took a huge ax to its Xbox business. The company announced that it would be laying off 1,600 workers now, 1,600 more over the next fiscal year, and that it

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
6 Jul
The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go

Move affects ~20% of the gaming division, which will refocus on its biggest franchises.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
30 Sept
‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied reports that Microsoft is considering selling off its Xbox business. The Information reported in June that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
12 Jun
In a recent message sent to employees, Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Studios chief Matt Booty laid out a brutal self-assessment that they say necessitates a wholesale “Xbox reset.”

In a recent message sent to employees, Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Studios chief Matt Booty laid out a brutal self-assessment that they say necessitates a wholesale

OPINION · WHO · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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