Josh Fruhlinger
Contributing Writer

Sun layoffs today? UPDATED: Yes indeed

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Jul 10, 20081 min

No buzz about it on the Google News wires, but this and this sound like there might be some staff-cutting going down at Sun today, maybe? I could be totally wrong, but that’s the vibe of those two (very short) Sun blog posts. Anyone have inside info they might want to share, anonymously or otherwise? UPDATED: Confirmed: “Sun’s having another round of layoffs today, and I’m one of them.” Interesting that they’re letting this all hang out on the blogs.sun.com domain… One circulating rumor is that there’s going to be a big layoff at the top of the pyramid — Jonathan Schwartz. The Register speculates that the CEO’s departure could herald a wholesale sale of the company, whole or in parts (they name Fujitsu as a potential suitor.