Steve Ballmer is temporarily acting as the new Xbox boss....uh-oh

".......Don Mattrick will not be replaced immediately at Microsoft, according to a memo issued to Microsoft employees from company CEO Steve Ballmer.

The Microsoft chief says that Mattrick's top lieutenantsthose in charge of games, the hardware, etc.will be reporting directly to Ballmer himself...."

http://kotaku.com/the-new-xbox-boss-is-steve-ballmer-638364468

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cXBINgd1A.

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CaseyWegner

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heeweesRus

when did i say i was still a mod?

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mems_1224

Prophecy come true.

shhhh no words only clouds now

Is this good or bad? I find it impossible to differentiate one rich white guy to the next.

Is this good or bad? I find it impossible to differentiate one rich white guy to the next.

-Snooze-

Aww yeah! Sh!t's about to get real!

They need developers.

GTA V, MGS V, Halo V, Forza V, Gears V.

X1 exclusives.

The five "VVVVV"s to ruin PS4's momentum. ;)

And make Banjo-Kazooie 3, Conker BFD 2 and Banjo Racing and give Nintendo a run for their money too.

Oh, this IS gun B good!

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CaseyWegner

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Is this good or bad? I find it impossible to differentiate one rich white guy to the next.

stereointegrity

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mems_1224

:lol:

That was good.

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mems_1224

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timbers_WSU

at least two more will rise up and take his place. :(

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Is this good or bad? I find it impossible to differentiate one rich white guy to the next.

danjammer69

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timbers_WSU

Picking someone be head of a multi billion dollar department isn't like hiring someone like you work the grease trap 

he doesn't have a choice. He has a job to do that is to make sure everything is running below him if it's not it's up to the higher up to pick up the slack and fix the issue.

The only down-sides I see to this is that we have no idea how close Ballmer's relationships are to the gaming community and it also shows a distinct lack of faith in the team that Mattrick had working under him.

[QUOTE="danjammer69"][QUOTE="stereointegrity"] who is the girl in ur sig.....Zaibach

Well shes pregnant now, just your type

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[QUOTE="danjammer69"] I think that's Frankie from that brit all girl band, the Saturdays. My gf loved the show. I fell in love with her. Shes freakin' gorgeous.RR360DD

Well shes pregnant now, just your type

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CaseyWegner

when did i say i was still a mod?

Ignore hewee. All he does is post crap all day and bullies other users.

Mattrick is gone? Really?Stevo_the_gamer

Yup really, Xbone trainwreck continues, and it's beautiful to watch

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[QUOTE="danjammer69"] I think that's Frankie from that brit all girl band, the Saturdays. My gf loved the show. I fell in love with her. Shes freakin' gorgeous.RR360DD

Well shes pregnant now, just your type

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Mattrick is gone? Really?-Damien-

Yup really, Xbone trainwreck continues, and it's beautiful to watch

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[QUOTE="Zaibach"]she's very beautiful, but too skinny

Zaibach

Well shes pregnant now, just your type

lol dem hips

The blonde one, HNNG

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stereointegrity

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[QUOTE="RR360DD"]

Well shes pregnant now, just your type

RR360DD

lol dem hips

The blonde one, HNNG

Steve Ballmer still with MS? wtf i had no idea, this bish is crazy

The only down-sides I see to this is that we have no idea how close Ballmer's relationships are to the gaming community and it also shows a distinct lack of faith in the team that Mattrick had working under him.

Shewgenja

It's the exact opposite of what you said.

He isn't naming a replacement immediately because he has confidence that the whole division won't fall apart, thus he can take the time to think it through especially in light of his plans to restructure the overall executive team. That's a good thing.

It is also good that he will get a chance to hear unfiltered reports.

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The only down-sides I see to this is that we have no idea how close Ballmer's relationships are to the gaming community and it also shows a distinct lack of faith in the team that Mattrick had working under him.

SUD123456

It's the exact opposite of what you said.

He isn't naming a replacement immediately because he has confidence that the whole division won't fall apart, thus he can take the time to think it through especially in light of his plans to restructure the overall executive team. That's a good thing.

It is also good that he will get a chance to hear unfiltered reports.

Time to show Spencer and the boys how it's done :cool:

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The only down-sides I see to this is that we have no idea how close Ballmer's relationships are to the gaming community and it also shows a distinct lack of faith in the team that Mattrick had working under him.

Shewgenja

It's the exact opposite of what you said.

He isn't naming a replacement immediately because he has confidence that the whole division won't fall apart, thus he can take the time to think it through especially in light of his plans to restructure the overall executive team. That's a good thing.

It is also good that he will get a chance to hear unfiltered reports.

I am well aware of his ongoing restructure plans...seeing as I mentioned it in my post :)

You have to think as a senior executive. If things are messed up and you don't trust the people 2 levels down, you will automatically put someone in between, even if it is an interim measure. ie. the division will report temporarily report to another of your direct reports. If you don't, you automatically inherit all the problems of two levels down which means you will be ineffective in your position because you will be fire fighting. That is pretty much unacceptable, especially if you are the CEO.

When you don't immediately replace, it says that you think the division can carry on for a while because management 2 levels down is capable of running the day to day.

Just because you don't immediately promote doesn't mean that you don't have good people 2 levels down. There may simply not be someone ready quite yet. Or you may feel it prudent to do an extended search. This is very common at the executive level.

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Well shes pregnant now, just your type

RR360DD

lol dem hips

The blonde one, HNNG