Hasta La Gadget!

Things are tough all over, for Microsoft as much as anyone else. Last month the company laid off thousands of employees as a cost-cutting measure. Now the company is taking another drastic move–it’s decided to stop paying for employees’ iPhone plans. And BlackBerries and Palm Pres, for that matter. Microsoft won’t reimburse any of its employees’ data plans–that is, unless they own a Windows Mobile phone.

Not all of the company’s divisions will be forced to follow suit. As Business Insider points out, Microsoft-owned Razorfish will continue to reimburse employee phone expenses, regardless of OS.