India, June 3 -- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has finally broken his silence on laying off 6000 employees and said it was more related to organisational restructuring than poor performance of employees.

In the meeting, he explained, "This was not about people failing. It was about repositioning for what comes next."

According to reports, the company is now focusing on expanding its AI-first strategy.

IT major Microsoft on Tuesday announced that an additional 300 people have been laid off following the recent round of job cuts, media reports said.

A Microsoft spokesperson told Bloomberg that the latest headcount reduction is in addition to the 6,000 job cuts announced last month.

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