[BIZ] Don Mattrick lascia Microsoft [UPDATE via anche Marc Whitten]

[Bluforce]

UPDATE 2

Marc Whitten lascia Microsoft dopo 14 anni, passa a Sonos

http://news.xbox.com/2014/03/games-marc-whitten
http://www.gamers4um.it/public/smf/index.php?topic=8767.msg131480#msg131480

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UPDATE

Devices and Studios Engineering Group. Julie Larson-Green will lead this group and will have all hardware development and supply chain from the smallest to the largest devices we build. Julie will also take responsibility for our studios experiences including all games, music, video and other entertainment.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jul13/07-11OneMicrosoft.aspx

Microsoft conferma le voci circolate nei giorni scorsi, sarà la Larson-Green a prendere il posto di Mattrick.

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:)

Potrà comunque consolarsi a casa sua, guardandosi in giro:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/don-mattricks-house/view/?service=1

A prescindere da tutti gli errori commessi col xbone (che sono decisi dalla società e non solo da una persona), credo che siamo tutti d'accordo sul fatto che Mattrick proprio non era a suo agio nelle vesti di capoccia MS.

[Giulo75]

Ce l'avra' il garage? :mmmm:

[Turrican3]

Steve Ballmer email to employees on Don Mattrick transition July 01, 2013
Text of an internal e-mail from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding changes in leadership within the Interactive Entertainment Business group.

From: Steve Ballmer
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013
To: Microsoft – All Employees
Subject: Don Mattrick's Next Chapter

Zynga announced today that Don Mattrick would be its new CEO, effective July 8. This is a great opportunity for Don, and I wish him success. Don's directs will report to me and will continue to drive the day-to-day business as a team, particularly focused on shipping Xbox One this holiday.

Since joining IEB more than six years ago, Don and his team have accomplished much. Xbox Live members grew from 6 million to 48 million. Xbox 360 became the No. 1 selling console in North America the past two years. We introduced Kinect and have sold more than 24 million sensors. We released fantastic games, and, most importantly, we expanded Xbox to go beyond great gaming to deliver all the entertainment people want — sports, music, movies, live television and much more.

In the past month, the IEB team showed for the first time here on our Redmond campus, and again at E3, how we are going to continue to transform entertainment with Xbox One. I am incredibly proud of the work and vision culminating in Xbox One.

I'm particularly excited about how Xbox pushes forward our devices and services transformation by bringing together the best of Microsoft. The consoles are incredible all-in-one devices with built-in services that consumers love, including Bing, Xbox Live, Internet Explorer, SkyDrive and Skype. And, just as important, Xbox Games, Xbox Video, Xbox Music and SmartGlass light up Windows PCs, tablets and phones.

Thank you, Don, for setting us on a path to completely redefine the entertainment industry. The strong leadership team at IEB and their teams are well positioned to deliver the next-generation entertainment console, as well as transformative entertainment experiences, long into the future.

Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jul13/07-01steveb-mail.aspx
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/zynga-names-don-mattrick-chief-200000713.html

Tutto confermato, Mattrick passa a Zynga dove rivestirà il ruolo di CEO a partire da lunedì prossimo.
L'interim della sua posizione in Microsoft va direttamente a Ballmer.

[Bluforce]

Ma quindi realisticamente, secondo voi è vero che era tutto programmato da mesi o semplicemente è stato licenziato per avere sbagliato tutto ciò che era possibile sbagliare negli ultimi 2 mesi?

[Turrican3]

Per me è difficile rispondere perchè non conosco a menadito quale fosse il suo ruolo esatto all'interno di Microsoft per quel che concerne Xbox.

Sicuramente non ho mai nascosto le mie perplessità sul suo modo di porsi, diciamo così, alle varie conferenze... poi boh, magari dietro una scrivania era tutt'altra cosa, ma sul palco dava l'impressione di uno che non capiva per quale motivo dovesse essere proprio lui a parlare.

[Turrican3]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/microsoft-windows-chief-to-take-xbox-hardware-role/0118089

Si vocifera che possa essere Julie Larson-Green a prendere il posto di Mattrick.

[Joe]

Cambio più che benvenuto, per quanto mi riguarda.

[Turrican3]

Ma lol.

[Turrican3]

Devices and Studios Engineering Group. Julie Larson-Green will lead this group and will have all hardware development and supply chain from the smallest to the largest devices we build. Julie will also take responsibility for our studios experiences including all games, music, video and other entertainment.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jul13/07-11OneMicrosoft.aspx

Microsoft conferma le voci circolate nei giorni scorsi, sarà la Larson-Green a prendere il posto di Mattrick.

[Turrican3]

L'acquisizione di Nokia (o meglio, della divisione che si occupa dei telefoni cellulari, di cui parlavamo qui, press release qua) da parte di Microsoft avrà conseguenze anche sul comparto gaming.

Pare infatti che l'attuale CEO di Nokia andrà a guidare la divisione che si occupa di Xbox una volta che la compravendita andrà in porto:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/microsoft-to-acquire-nokias-smartphone-division
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=668269

[Turrican3]

Continuano a circolare rumour sulla possibilità che la divisione che (tra le altre cose) si occupa di Xbox venga affidata all'ex CEO di Nokia, Stephen Elop:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5444160/microsoft-management-shift-elop-larson-green-devices-services

[Turrican3]

Best Wishes to Marc Whitten as He Departs Xbox
By Xbox Wire Staff posted March 17, 2014 at 4:15 PM

Following the launch of Xbox One, the most successful launch in Xbox history, and the recent launch of “Titanfall,” the most anticipated game of this generation, the Xbox team is sad to share today that Marc Whitten, Chief Product Officer of Xbox, will be leaving the team to become Chief Product Officer of Sonos.

Marc joined the Xbox team in 2000 and delivered three console generations, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Xbox, along with helping to build Xbox Live and making it one of the world's top online communities with 48 million members in 41 countries. Xbox One is off to the hottest start in Xbox history, Xbox 360 has sold 80 million consoles and the original Xbox sold 25 million units. Many of you have enjoyed his letters to the community over the years and playing with him on Xbox Live.
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http://news.xbox.com/2014/03/games-marc-whitten

Lascia Microsoft il Chief Product Officer, Marc Whitten.

[Bluforce]

Se tutta la gente che sta lasciando ste compagnie (Hennig di ND ed i 50 tizi di Santa Monica insieme agli altri), facessero uno studio nuovo, verrebbe fuori un dream team XD

[Turrican3]

Eh, in effetti...

Anche se son situazioni diverse (ahimè) dato che alcuni son licenziamenti, altri "semplici" passaggi di carriera.