By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Don Mattrick Left Microsoft due to...

anthony64641 on 02 July 2013


Report- Don Mattrick Left Microsoft due to Planned ReorganizationA new report says the Don Mattrick left Microsoft due to a “planned reorganization” that would have put him as the head of a newly created hardware division. Mattrick wanted a bigger role at Microsoft, but since that wasn’t going to happen, he left. 

Mattick decided to become the CEO of Zynga instead, where he would have more power, and work with his old EA boss Bing Gordon.

Zynga’s stock rose 11% on Monday due to Mattrick becoming the new CEO.



Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3013767/don-mattrick




'Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll.'
-Shigeru Miyamoto

Around the Network
disolitude on 02 July 2013

Maybe thats why he gave half assed answers at e3?

"No internet? I don't know man....get an Xbox 360 or something. I'm busy playing Farmville"



endimion on 02 July 2013

what have said for a while.... but people prefer to think he got demoted.... shareholders liked him.... he was a great exec no matter what we think.... and went to zynga because he can have a real impact there and probably a better paycheck too



LivingMetal on 02 July 2013

Didn't Peter Moore did something similar by acting like a prick at Microsoft before moving on to EA?



the2real4mafol on 02 July 2013

He left because of the embarrassment of the situation of Xbox One at E3 and how he dealt with it. The whole backlash proved deadly for some people at Microsoft. They needed a new face at Xbox to move on i guess



Xbox One, PS4 and Switch (+ Many Retro Consoles)

'When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the people's stick'- Mikhail Bakunin

Prediction: Switch will sell better than Wii U Lifetime Sales by Jan 1st 2018

Around the Network
LiquorandGunFun on 02 July 2013

damn i hope they hire somone, i dont care for the choices left.... :(
i didnt care for mattrick either, but he was more palatable than the others ive seen.



 

disolitude on 02 July 2013
the2real4mafol said:
He left because of the embarrassment of the situation of Xbox One at E3 and how he dealt with it. The whole backlash proved deadly for some people at Microsoft. They needed a new face at Xbox to move on i guess

haha...not quite.

Have you ever personally looked for an executive job? A company CEO job perhaps? You think you're able to find a CEO position for a relevant company in the tech space within 2-3 weeks time? This takes months for a company to interview candidates, evaluate everything and hire a CEO...

But your post does sound like a great story though. Everyone loves stories...



theprof00 on 02 July 2013

so he was removed from xbox.



the2real4mafol on 02 July 2013
disolitude said:
the2real4mafol said:
He left because of the embarrassment of the situation of Xbox One at E3 and how he dealt with it. The whole backlash proved deadly for some people at Microsoft. They needed a new face at Xbox to move on i guess

haha...not quite.

Have you ever personally looked for an executive job? A company CEO job perhaps? You think you're able to find a CEO position for a relevant company in the tech space within 2-3 weeks time? This takes months for a company to interview candidates, evaluate everything and hire a CEO...

But your post does sound like a great story though. Everyone loves stories...

I guess it was a secret deal then between Don and Zynga after the Xbox One announcement



Xbox One, PS4 and Switch (+ Many Retro Consoles)

'When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the people's stick'- Mikhail Bakunin

Prediction: Switch will sell better than Wii U Lifetime Sales by Jan 1st 2018

disolitude on 02 July 2013
theprof00 said:
so he was removed from xbox.

By the sounds of things he wanted out of the Xbox division and a bigger role within Microsoft, but they were keeping him in charge of Xbox hardware...