Microsoft adds a record 11,200 employees

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Bolstered by big acquisitions, Microsoft Corp. has set a company growth record -- adding a net total of more than 11,200 employees to its worldwide ranks this fiscal year.

And it's not over yet.

Microsoft had 89,809 employees worldwide at the end of May, a company spokesman said Thursday. That compares with 78,565 in June 2007, the end of its previous fiscal year.

Microsoft adds a record 11,200 employees