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Microsoft plans to layoff a few employees

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BANGALORE, INDIA: U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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The size of the job cuts could not be learned, the Journal said.

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However, the scope of the latest job reduction is far smaller than about 5,000 cuts announced last year, a person told the Journal.

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The planned layoffs are consistent with small reductions in staff the company has done in the past, a person familiar with the matter told the paper.

The layoffs are expected to be dispersed throughout the company, the paper said.

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Microsoft could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters outside regular U.S. business hours.

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