The number is actually higher..16,000 total. 8,000 full timers and 8,000 contractors and part-timers.
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide
snippet:
"Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) --
Sony Corp., the world’s second-biggest consumer-electronics maker, plans to eliminate 16,000 jobs in the largest reduction announced by a Japanese company since the credit crunch drove the world into recession. "
Some game numbers came in today regarding sales:
Nintendo Wii sold about 2 million
Microsoft XBox360 sold about 900,000
Sony PS3 sold 375,000
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