Microsoft Sacks 2100 Employees, Axes Silicon Valley Research

In another lay-off exercise, Microsoft has decided to lay off 2100 employees. It will close down its Silicon Valley research and development operation.

A Microsoft spokesman said Microsoft Research, which has more than 1,000 scientists and engineers across the world, will focus on its US work at Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington, and other offices in New York and Boston.

Even after this layoff, Microsoft said it will still have 2,500 employees at its Mountain View campus. Microsoft is cutting 160 jobs in California and 747 in Seattle, a company spokesman said.

This is the second round of job cuts in the company. It had earlier laid off 13,000 employees in July this year.