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Microsoft fires game test contractor
Microsoft fires game test contractor
VentureBeat - September 12, 2008
Submitted by mrahaju (9) at 6:35AM PST on September 15, 2008
Robert Delaware was the only named Microsoft worker (a contract employee) who talked — without permission — to VentureBeat for our story last week on the Xbox 360 defects.
Microsoft had him fired on Wednesday. Delaware worked as a game tester at Microsoft but was employed by the temp agency Excell Data. He reported directly to a Microsoft manager, who told him he was being let go because of the VentureBeat article.
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7mrahaju posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 6:35AM PST on September 15, 2008. Article: Microsoft fires game test contractorRobert Delaware was the only named Microsoft worker (a contract employee) who talked — without permission — to VentureBeat for our story last week on the Xbox 360 defects. Microsoft had him fired on Wednesday. Delaware worked as a game tester at Microsoft but was employed by the temp agency Excell Data. He reported directly to a Microsoft manager, who told him he was being let go because of the VentureBeat article.[ Oracle ] [ Level 23 ] [ Rank: 9 ]
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This kind of bad news / reputation can really hurt X360 sales in the future, which is the reason why I post this article.
Other interesting things that I didn't know :
"During his time at VMC, he saw how Xbox Live updates embedded in retail games could turn working consoles into worthless hulks."