I always found the investigating reporting and tracking of code names wonderful since the early days of your "Microsoft Watch" days since "Chicago" and "Black comb."
Also, you will hear more about the upcoming code names named after some surf boarding phrases. "Operation Wipe-Out" and "Pipe Tunnel."
These two phrases or code names are beginning to deal with more of the personnel or HR factors as Microsoft will continue to streamline their workforce in layoffs of "American Based Personnel" to more of "India Based Personnel" also known as the "IBP" Project which was first proposed last quarter by that acronym.
This acronym will be called, so I am told, "Pipe Tunnel" and the first, "Operation Wipe-Out" is the American personnel cuts.
Something like a two phase logical process in reforming some, as I am told, "Dead Weight" personnel.
Personally, I believe the "Dead Weight" is an internal slant on the "ABP." By demonizing the American Workforce within Microsoft makes it psychologically easier for the managers to complete these layoffs and the implementation of this initiative as proving within our own history of our government.
It is projected that Microsoft will initially save nearly $1.27 Billion in the following quarter after "IBP" is successfully launched as "ABP" first phase is completed alone. This of course will make the MS Investors happy and Ballmer as giddy as a young school boy as confidence is restored to the personnel shift and savings not to mention, secure his position.
Yes, we are only seeing the very beginning of the "ABP" initial phase. I am told by 2012 (third quarter) that the shift from the American Personnel will be significantly less by some 42.538% remaining and by the beginning of the second quarter of 2014 down to 38.85% remaining estimate.
Meaning that the "IBP" or the Indian Based Personnel or the Indian Workforce will be over 61% of Microsoft's workforce. Lower overhead, wages, etc is a "win-win" for streamlining the effectiveness of Microsoft.
Anyone living in the Redmond will definitely see the downsizing of the Microsoft Campus as Redmond will be mostly of managerial, marketing, and some R & D spaces. By 2014, the Redmond Campus will be completely different.
The R & D aspects, very sketchy at best. I am also informed of yet another code name but this is not confirmed as of yet to give to you guys and gals here.
However some of the R & D is not Microsoft based, but rather some U.S. Government joint venture that may be involving CIA and DHS operations in some later part of the phasing.
Keep up the hard work and I will continue to bring more of the more nefarious things into light as best as I can.
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