Apple is apparently looking for marginal cost savings and additional efficiency gains by moving more of its sales-related functions to third-party retailers, and is now resorting to gutting some of the seemingly extraneous sales-focused jobs as a result.

Apple has laid off dozens of employees in its sales organization

According to Bloomberg, Apple has fired dozens of employees in its sales organization as it aims to simplify and streamline the channel it uses to sell products to schools, businesses, and government entities.

The recently gutted roles include account managers for major clients, including large businesses, educational institutes, and government agencies, as well as the staff at Apple's briefing centers for major customers.

While most employees have been surprised with t

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