Microsoft strategist decides to leave
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
One of the main strategists behind Microsoft's moves into console gaming and home-entertainment PCs is leaving the company after 16 years.
Ted Hase, one of the early leaders of the teams that led to Microsoft's Xbox console and Media Center PC software, confirmed Wednesday that this will be his last week at Microsoft. He said he is weighing various job possibilities, but he declined to name any companies where he might land.
It's the latest in a series of high-profile departures from Microsoft. But Hase, 47, spoke highly of Microsoft and said he simply felt it was the right time in his career to try something else.