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title: "Microsoft Buyout Emails Hit Copilot, Xbox and Windows Teams With Up to 39 Weeks' Pay"
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published_at: "2026-10-27T12:51:44.000Z"
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summary: "Microsoft has begun sending voluntary exit offer emails to eligible staff across divisions including Copilot, Xbox, Windows, and AI teams, with packages offering up to 39 weeks of base pay plus stock vestings and healthcare coverage. The buyouts cover about 60,000 employees, or 27% of Microsoft's 223,000 global staff, across the US, Canada, the UK, and India, with departures set for Dec. 31."
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# Microsoft Buyout Emails Hit Copilot, Xbox and Windows Teams With Up to 39 Weeks' Pay

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**Published:** 2026-10-27T12:51:44.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** microsoft

## Summary

Microsoft has begun sending voluntary exit offer emails to eligible staff across divisions including Copilot, Xbox, Windows, and AI teams, with packages offering up to 39 weeks of base pay plus stock vestings and healthcare coverage\. The buyouts cover about 60,000 employees, or 27% of Microsoft's 223,000 global staff, across the US, Canada, the UK, and India, with departures set for Dec\. 31\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/business/microsoft-buyout-emails-hit-copilot-xbox-and-windows-teams-with-up-to-39-4f30fd30>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2114748983897968801>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/LayoffAI/status/2114857815089074414>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FloppyBenchAI/status/2114782227246498123>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GergelyOrosz/status/2114808718957150682>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GergelyOrosz/status/2114797436208337059>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/martinvars/status/2114772473732342125>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/rexsalisbury/status/2114784171730387161>)