The whole  "No internet for Xbox One? Get an Xbox 360 then" left a serious taste of Don crap in mouth.

It certainly has been a PR disaster since the reveal, but I think firing them is a bit too far.

What they need to do is address the concerns people have with straight answers instead of sending people out with different messages regarding numerous things.

its too soon. they should see how good the X1 does and if it meets expectations. if it manages to under perform and doesnt achieve the goals microsoft set, then they should put his position under consideration

Taste of Don crap in mouth? Get a PS4 then.

Death by Snu Snu?

They need to be punished, not rewarded!

No, they are good for Sony and Nintendo

no all they need to do is explain things clearly and then shut up until release as they keep making me question my pre order every five minutes as of now. They just need to shut up.

The Xbox One announcement was a PR/Marketing disaster.

I don't know if Don Mattrick is the problem, or someone else. Because the responsibility of all of this is the program manager, marketing, and the public relations department.

The fact that everyone didn't have the same talking points, marketing. Though the fact that these plans weren't concrete and thought through long before all these announcements took place, that's got to be on Don or possibly even higher up. IF these plans were waiting for executive decisions OR these are the results of executive decisions. However, if these were sitting around at various desks waiting for people to provide input or work out the details, that's the program manager.

I'm still pissed that they don't have a rental plan ready. Why send detailed e-mails about how to go about doing something long before any public announcement if they aren't going to use it to create a plan of action?

Don used to work with EA, he made Need for Speed popular with marketing, so Microsoft hired him hoping he would do the same with their stuff, they don't want to fire him it would leave a distaste on them, I am thinking they're showing Yusuf Mehdi more so he would eventually replace him, that guy also had bad luck with the whole "Xbox Go Home" thing.