Microsoft has eliminated hundreds of jobs, according to a report by The Seattle Times.
According to the Times, the company has confirmed that positions were cut but has not specified how many. The newspaper cited an anonymous source as saying the lost jobs numbered in the "hundreds."
Most of the eliminated positions were in advertising sales and marketing, according to The Times.
Microsoft also in its marketing division earlier this year.
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