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According to the Financial Times, Microsoft will close its Skype office in London, England, and will fire many employees here.

Microsoft said that this is to unify some technical positions, so it may affect the employees of Skype and Yammer related departments. But Microsoft will provide consulting services for those affected employees.

It is reported that the number of employees in Skype London office is currently close to 400; However, confirmed by foreign media ZDNet and Microsoft, there are indeed many employees laid off in the London office, but the number is around 220.

For Microsoft, this layoff is only part of its annual layoff plan. In July this year, Microsoft officially announced that it would lay off 2,850 people in fiscal year 438+07 ending June 30, 1965, including 900 employees from the sales department.

But for Skype, the closure of the London office means the disappearance of the headquarters of a European technology company. After all, Skype was founded in London and has always been headquartered in London; After 20 1 1 was acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion, Skype still runs in a relatively independent position in London.

Russ Shaw, the founder of Tech London Advocates, an industry organization, is a former Skype executive. For Microsoft's layoffs, he commented:

This is very disappointing. Skype is one of the most iconic technology companies in Europe, and it is a "unicorn" with innovative pedigree and abundant talents. London has been trying to build a strong foundation for world-class technology companies, but I didn't expect Microsoft to make such a wrong decision.

However, for some former employees of Skype, it is not surprising that Microsoft has taken this step. The original Skype management team has left in the past three years and was replaced by a manager from Microsoft. A former employee who did not want to be named said:

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