Microsoft Exit Offer: 60,000 Staff, $115.9B Capex [2026]

Microsoft told roughly 60,000 employees on October 26, 2026 that they could take a Microsoft voluntary exit offer and leave the company by December 31. The Register’s November 2 report frames the move against a company whose capital spending has climbed from $28.1 billion in fiscal 2023 to $115.9 billion in fiscal 2026.

That contrast is the story. Money pours into data centers and…