The 2008 economic crisis brought about tremendous changes in the world, and IT companies were no exception. The table below shows the changes that occurred for major IT companies during this year:
| Company | Date | How many | Further reading |
|--------------------|------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sun Microsystems | 11/14/2008 | 6,000/15-18% | Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000 |
| Applied Materials | 11/12/2008 | 1,800/12% | Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce |
| Wired.com | 11/11/2008 | 3 of 28 | Wired.com trims editorial staff by... |
(Note: The last entry seems incomplete, as it doesn't specify the exact percentage or number for the reduction in the editorial staff at Wired.com.)