Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, a spokesperson told CNBC on Monday.
Although the cuts will affect the department that contributes to the HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset, Microsoft plans to continue selling the device.
"Earlier today we announced a restructuring of the Microsoft's Mixed Reality organization," the spokesperson said in an email.
In addition, we will continue to invest in W365 to reach the broader Mixed Reality hardware ecosystem.
In December, Microsoft further reduced investment in augmented reality and virtual reality, which blocks out the surrounding world, when it deprecated Windows Mixed Reality, which included tools for running applications in head-mounted displays.
Persons:
Satya Nadella, Apple
Organizations:
Microsoft, CNBC, Department, U.S . Defense Department, Bloomberg, Nvidia, Vision, Microsoft Ignite, Meta
Locations:
Redmond , Washington, Seattle