eliminates jobs

Microsoft cut the size of its international sales force this week, laying off a small percentage of its employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. The staff reduction is smaller than the round of layoffs a year ago, said the person, who didn't know the exact number of cuts and declined to be named because the announcement hasn't been made public. The move isn't a sign of any changing strategy and is essentially the normal course of business for Microsoft, which began its 2019 fiscal year last week.…