Office 2007 Serial Sources Microsoft to close com

It was unclear on January 22, the day Microsoft introduced programs to lay off 5,000 staff, precisely which items, teams and job features were reduce. The day soon after, it still is pretty murky.However it does appear that tips the provider;s Entertainment & Devices (E&D) unit (Windows Mobile, Xbox, Zune) was impacted most heavily by the first round of layoffs. And it;s increasingly sounding like the games side of the house bore the brunt of the E&D cuts.Microsoft has closed completely its Aces Studio,Office 2007 Serial, the game group that developed and maintained Flight Simulator, sources close to the firm confirmed. Aces; other franchises include Combat Flight Simulator and Train Simulator.GameSutra is reporting that the Aces Studio was affected heavily by yesterday;s corporate layoffs. I hear Aces isn;t just “damaged,” however it;s done. Aces will join the small but growing list of former Microsoft game studios, which includes Ensemble, Bungie and Digital Anvil, among others.I don;t have official confirmation from Microsoft on this. But that;s what I;m hearing, directly and indirectly, from various sources.Anyone out there have more details or specifics about other products/teams that are being eliminated as a result of Microsoft cuts?