Microsoft Ousts IE Mobile Manager For Revealing Nokia Phone Details

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday September 21, 2011 @01:36AM from the don't-drink-and-tweet dept.

suraj.sun writes with an article in CNet concerning the axing of a Microsoft employee for revealing a few too many details about the upcoming Nokia Windows Phone. From the article: "...Joe Marini, who worked as a Seattle-based principal program manager on the Windows Phone team, tweeted: 'I just got a chance to try out one of the slickest looking #Nokia phones I have ever seen. Soon, you will too!' The tweet contained a Windows Phone 7 hashtag, #WP7. Marini sent subsequent tweets about the device, including one that rated it an '8' and another that said 'the camera was good, but I didn't have optimal lighting.' ... Marini stepped down after being informed that he would be let go for violating Microsoft's social-media and blogging policy (PDF). "

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Microsoft reads slashdot. by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · 2011-09-21 01:53 · Score: 4, Funny

From the Blogging FAQ:

How would it look on Slashdot or on the front page of the New York Times?
Microsoft considers Slashdot to be on the same level as the New York Times! The Ironic thing is the original tweet did not make slashdot. The reaction from Microsoft did.

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Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
1. Re:Microsoft reads slashdot. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-21 01:59 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  From the Blogging FAQ:
  
  How would it look on Slashdot or on the front page of the New York Times?
  Microsoft considers Slashdot to be on the same level as the New York Times!
  Ouch! That's harsh. I know Slashdot has some issues, but it's not that bad.