http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/microsoft-sells-patents-facebook <p>Facebook is about to write a very big check to Microsoft. Microsoft announced yesterday it is selling hundreds of patents to Facebook for more than a half a billion dollars. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:01:45 +0000 Deborah Wang 7135 at http://nwpr.org http://nwpr.org/post/microsoft-announces-layoffs <p>SEATTLE - About 200 employees of Redmond-based Microsoft will be getting pink slips today. That&rsquo;s according to a source close to the company. The layoffs will affect the 6,000 or so people involved in marketing at the software giant.</p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:42:43 +0000 Thom Kokenge 2356 at http://nwpr.org Microsoft Announces Layoffs