It looks like some Microsoft employees will have to do their work by other means other than the use of iPhones, Blackberries and Palm Pres. Seen as a cost-cutting measure, Microsoft will be cutting off the data service plans of Microsoft employees in what is being claimed as a cost-cutting measure. There are no exceptions and this includes business-related data service plans. So you can imagine how Microsoft employees are feeling right now.

Microsoft had already downsized their manpower some months back but it seems that this is not enough to help the company in its faltering performance. Unfair as it may seem, the only thing that current employees can look at is that they still have a job. Only the perks and tools they need in being productive are being hit and unfortunately, this is their means of communication.

This is likely to strike many Microsoft employees as more than a bit unfair. Many rely on their plans to get vital work done for the company–and, if the company simply must cut data plan subsidies, they should, many would argue, cut them for everyone instead of just those who do not use Microsoft products.

(Source) Neowin