Microsoft
has confirmed another 2,100 redundancies as part of a plan to cut 18,000 jobs,
some 14% of its workforce.
The
software giant said 747 jobs will go in the Seattle area, with the rest spread
across its global operations.
Microsoft
had already cut 13,000 jobs, with the bulk at the Nokia phone division bought
by the US company.
In
July, chief executive Satya Nadella announced radical plans to move Microsoft away
from software to online services, apps and devices.
Microsoft,
which has about 127,000 people on its payroll, will take a charge of between
