--- title: Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business description: The article discusses Microsoft's recent layoffs despite its profitability and explores its 'fewer, bigger, better' strategy for the Xbox gaming business. It... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-mystifying-mismanagement-this-week-in-business-aniglqjfi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business | daily.dev og:description: The article discusses Microsoft's recent layoffs despite its profitability and explores its 'fewer, bigger, better' strategy for the Xbox gaming business. 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