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October 2026 Microsoft Mass Layoffs and the Demise of Windows

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 12, 2026

Microsoft mass layoffs are being reported again today. Even people who work in "hey hi" (slop), which Microsoft claims to be strategic and "the future", are laid off in large numbers.

In Europe, based on the past year's Clownflare data, GNU/Linux rose from about 5% to 6%:

This is an ongoing, global trend. "Hey hi" hype won't compensate for the demise of Windows, it'll just increase the debt (fast).

The US with its bizarre, treasonous flirtations (with Putin, for the US President acts as if the problem is Ukraine, not Russia) will embolden Europe to dump Microsoft and Windows even more urgently. █

Image source: European Commission

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