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Microsoft's Vista Blogger Quits

Posted by Zonk on from the community-and-communication dept.

Preedit writes "Nick White, the in-house Microsoft blogger who wrote about all things Vista, has resigned. White is leaving Redmond to join the blog-centric marketing and public relations firm BuzzCorps. White did not provide a reason for his decision. InformationWeek, however, notes that his position could not have been easy. White's posts often elicited hundreds of responses from Vista users complaining about the OS's numerous glitches and quirks. The story further notes that White is the sort of young, blogosphere-savvy manager that Microsoft needs if it hopes to outrun Google, and his departure raises questions about the company's ability to retain Web 2.0 talent."

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  1. Hyperbole by Lord+Grey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The story further notes that White is the sort of young, blogosphere-savvy manager that Microsoft needs if it hopes to outrun Google, and his departure raises questions about the company's ability to retain Web 2.0 talent.
    Oh, please. Trying to assert that the resignation of one blog-savvy employee "questions the company's ability to retain Web 2.0 talent" is just sensationalism. Microsoft is doing a fine job of shooting itself in the foot, all by itself, without anyone publishing hyperbole.
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    1. Re:Hyperbole by Kamokazi · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Not to mention the fact 'Web 2.0' is probably the stupidest and non-specific internet term used by mainstream media/marketing since 'blog'.

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    2. Re:Hyperbole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Microsoft is doing a fine job of shooting itself in the foot, all by itself, without anyone publishing hyperbole.

      I disagree. Microsoft have gotten so incompetent lately that they'd probably miss and shoot off an arm instead. While failing at failing might seem like a double negative, they seem to do it on such an unprecedented level that its more like 5 levels of failing. Maybe thats why Bill Gates ran off when he did.

  2. No reason given? by eln · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The guy was a marketroid who got payed to blog about stuff. I'm guessing the motivation is that his new company offered him a basketload of money to blog about something else, and he took it.

    Man finds new job, quits old one. News at 11.

  3. Re:"Web 2.0 talent" = Oxymoron? by peipas · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm looking forward to Web 3.11 for Workgroups. (sigh) I miss Winsock.

  4. When I Hear The Word "Blogosphere" by MichaelCrawford · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... I reach for my Browning automatic.

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