Let's hope Mixer recovers.
What you need to know
- Mixer is Microsoft's livestreaming platform to compete with Amazon's Twitch.
- According to a report by OnMSFT, employee morale is at an all-time low.
- The service is run by a skeleton team now.
- It's unclear if this report is completely accurate, but Mixer definitely has an uphill climb.
You can read an excerpt that illuminates the situation below. There is also a video that shows a manager being rather disrespectful to employees.
Mixer has had a rough few months that involved the original founders leaving the business alongside a general manager and corporate vice president. However, what hasn't been reported is that over the last six months, there have been sixteen layoffs due to budget cuts which have shed roughly 25 percent of an already skeletal team and are causing feature releases to slip schedules. That's according to a Mixer employee who reached out to us, concerned about the direction and fate of Mixer.Hopefully, Microsoft will comment about this and lay out a plan for Mixer's future. The video clip provided lacks context, as it only contains a small part of the full meeting. Keep in mind that this could help a single disgruntled employee to set an agenda, but it's no secret that Mixer has an uphill climb on its hands when compared to Amazon's Twitch and Google's YouTube.
Microsoft has a history of underfunding promising projects ultimately leading to them being shut down. Is Mixer doomed to join them? Let us know what you think.
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