Leaving Microsoft

Misc March 3rd, 2011

After three years working, one Office release, two service packs; I decided to leave Microsoft to pursue other opportunities. It was a hard decision for me since I love my day-to-day work; our products and services impact millions users globally; my colleagues are respectful and knowledgeable, and last but not the least, the boss is reasonable, warm-hearted and really values my contribution.

But I still decide to leave because Office no longer owns the stage. Despite Office organization, aka Microsoft Business Division(MBD) in last quarter made more than 6 billion dollars revenues, more than any other organization across the company; Office no longer plays the strategic role in the future road map. The company steers away to embrace cloud computing, mobile and online service.

I am going to join Skytap Inc., a local startup company focusing on cloud offering.

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7 Comments to “Leaving Microsoft”

  1. Martin | March 12th, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    the only possible solution for the microsoft is the open source. You can go for that and stay safe and secure.

  2. anon | March 13th, 2011 at 4:37 am

    Urgh… working for microsoft… on office.

  3. Donald Crane | April 20th, 2011 at 1:09 am

    Best of luck to you and Skytap. It’s always a big risk for a coder to leave something stable and secure for something risky but potentially extremely rewarding. Reminds me of the Google programmers who left to form their own start ups. Keep us updated on how things go.

    Donald Crane
    Zeiss scopes

  4. Steve Hards | April 22nd, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Good luck in the new job!

    Interesting what you say about Office no longer being ‘on the roadmap’ – and I see in the news today that Microsoft is so worried about people leaving, it’s going to up its pay rates! Daily Mail: Microsoft boosts cash pay for workers in bid to stop talent fleeing to tech rivals

    Steve
    Publisher: Free PowerPoint Resources

  5. Travis SEO In Connecticut | April 29th, 2011 at 9:10 am

    Good luck to you. One of my nephews is a computer science student and Carnegie-Mellon and will be interning at Microsoft this summer. He had offers from Google and Facebook, but thought the work at Microsoft would be more fulfilling.

  6. Church Logo | May 26th, 2011 at 6:43 am

    really love this blog, its up-to-date topics and amazing comments!

  7. Geoff | August 10th, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    I hope the new gig worked out. I am interested to read that Microsoft Office is no longer a strategic role in the future. Is the case of the future really being up in the clouds?

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