Microsoft is constantly evaluating its retail strategy to meet the evolving needs of customers and has decided to integrate channels in the mainland China market
Currently only a small number of employees have been given the opportunity to choose international rotation. The previous rumor of 'packing up and going to America' was exaggerated and untrue.
On May 15, Microsoft responded to reporters, stating that only a small number of employees currently have the opportunity to choose international rotation.
Blizzard China responds to layoffs: it is part of a global personnel adjustment, and restoring the operation of Blizzard games in China is currently one of the main priorities.
Recently, Jiang Daxin, Microsoft's global partner, vice president, and former chief scientist of Microsoft Asia Research Institute, was reported to have left his previous company and started his own business in the field of large-scale models.
BEIJING - June 19, 2023 - Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), Microsoft's only research institution in China, has denied rumors that it plans to leave China and move to Vancouver, Canada.
According to data from the American research institution Statcounter, in April 2023, Microsoft's Bing search engine surpassed Baidu in terms of market share for desktop searches in China. This news has sparked a heated discussion online.
After announcing its ChatGPT-style project Ernie Bot, Chinese tech giant Baidu united two departments for tackling key technical problems and applying ChatGPT-related technologies to search and content products.
Reports surfaced recently alleging that Microsoft will cut its Suzhou division in China, implementing large-scale layoffs with compensation of over 12 months in salary. However, several independent sources confirmed that the news was not true.
US tech giant Microsoft would lay off 10,000 workers by the end of this year's third quarter, accounting for just under 5% of its total employee count. The firm's China division reportedly will be involved, but the layoff ratio is lower than 5%.
The R&D strength of Chinese game developers is increasingly gaining recognition among global industry giants. And Microsoft is increasing investment to search for more Chinese game developers.
With the 30th anniversary of its entry into China, Microsoft announced on September 20 that it will continue to expand its recruitment in the country next year. The recruitment drive will bring the company's total number of employees in China to over 10,000.
