On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:29:55 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap:


AFAIK they've already replaced lots of employees with "contractors" who
get about 1/2 the pay, that was the policy of the '90s. Now they are
trying to hype their corporate neighborliness while quietly moving as
much as possible of their operation to 3rd world countries where people
work for pennies.

DSK


You are a blatent liar. While Microsoft is moving some operations to
India, (hardly a 3rd world country), they are hardly moving "as much
as possible."


http://asia.cnet.com/news/systems/0,...9139020,00.htm



According to U.S. daily Seattle Times, the Redmond, Wash.-based
software giant is relocating its customer support work in Texas and
North Carolina to India. The two centers, which handles e-mail and
phone queries on Microsoft software, currently employ about 800
workers each, said the report.



She added more details would be revealed after the company completes
the testing of its recently-opened support center in Bangalore.

A Reuters report said Microsoft plans to hire 150 people for this
pilot, but industry sources said the number could be increased to at
least 1,000 people in about two years if the trial proves successful.






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