Exit Interview with Scoble 97
capt turnpike writes "It's no secret that Windows technology evangelist Robert Scoble (of Scobelizer blogging fame) is leaving Microsoft for a startup, but Microsoft Watch's Mary Jo Foley has the first exit interview with Scoble. Topics range from what Microsoft could have done to keep him spreading the word and building out MS's Channel 9 community site, where he sees MS going and more. From the article: 'There were times when I knew I was taking risks. I didn't know what would happen when I told Steve Ballmer that his leadership on the gay rights bill wasn't good.'"
Re:So in other words (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:Gay Rights? (Score:5, Interesting)
From "Corporate Brown-Nosing for Dummies" comes.. (Score:2, Interesting)
Another surprise? That every bad decision that I thought was bad had a logical explanation behind it. I didn't always agree with the decisions but there was always a decent thought process behind every decision and, most of the time, after hearing the circumstances behind a decision I usually came to the same conclusion that they did. It's not easy building software that hundreds of millions of people use.
Someone put too much XAML in his Cool-Aid...
Scoble was a good pickup for MSFT (Score:5, Interesting)
They must have figured out early on that he was only going to stay with them 2-3 years, and are relieved that he didn't move on to Google. I wonder if they'll replace him with another high profile type, or opt for the safer blog-by-committee.
I, for one, welcome our new Scobleizing overloads (Score:1, Interesting)
These are incredible times and not just for PodTech.net, and not just for podcasting or the whole Web 2.0 thing, but how the world is changing right here, right now. This wave is much bigger than what happened in the 90s.
Re:That's easy.... (Score:2, Interesting)