Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs

Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by sanderjd on Thursday July 17, 2014 @11:28AM (#8048042)

Thanks, that was great. Your version is clear and to the point without losing anything. It really makes me wonder why corporate messages are so often written in such a strange style. It clearly isn't necessary, and often ticks people off.

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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by ScottBurson on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:39PM (#8048967)

I think fuzzy communication is a sign of fuzzy thinking.

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Re:Microsoft Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs by sanderjd on Thursday July 17, 2014 @02:55PM (#8049439)

That may generally be true, but people capable of becoming CEOs of big companies are almost certainly not a fuzzy thinkers, which suggests to me that there is something else going on. Maybe this sort of corporate-speak, while being a negative signal to the set of people I'm more familiar with, is a positive signal to different and more important sets of people, like other executives, business media, and investors.

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