Why "Vista" Nick White Left Microsoft

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this week Nick White, Product Manager for Windows Vista and blogger at WindowsVistaBlog, announced that he was leaving Microsoft. Geek.com previously interviewed Nick about what SP1 for Vista was all about, so they sat down with him yesterday to get the details behind his departure, his proudest moments at Microsoft, a few regrettable moments, and more."

For those not into RTFA

[kipman725]

For those not into RTFA here is a summary: Proudest moment: Dodging the chair as I ran out the door Details Behind departure: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS... need more be said?

Re:Vista windowing

[Gat0r30y]

And That is why Nick quit!

Eeenteresting

[26199]

So he sounds like a reasonable guy, and from what he says he was allowed to be honest and make his own decisions.

Unfortunately it's one of the laws of PR that a dishonest PR person can claim to be honest just as easily as an honest one.

Ah well. I have faith in humanity! I believe him.

Proudest Moment:

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Vista wins the coveted "Glass Turd" award.

Most disappointing moment:
Vista wins the coveted "Glass Turd" award.

Windows 7? Going 2 for 2.

Why is he leaving?

[Opportunist]

Considering it's MS, my guess is, he knew too much.

How you interpret that now is up to you, I think both ways could be true.

Re:And we care why?

[Anonymous Coward]

by philspear (1142299)
lurk moar plzkthx.

The real reason...

[San-LC]

The real reason why Nick White left is because too many people kept calling him "Vista" Nick White, and as soon as the ladies correlated that, like Vista, Nick White underperformed and was overhyped, they left him like a chubby kid at fat camp.

Re:ZZZzzz....

[DannyO152]

And Vista(TM) which I use every day makes me more productive(TM). It must be all the forest creatures who fly in to help with the housework.

Re:Eeenteresting

[garett_spencley]

"Ah well. I have faith in humanity!"

Can you please give me the contact info for your drug dealer ? I want some of whatever the hell you're on.

Re:What a bunch of convoluted nonsense

[hullabalucination]

Would you quit shilling for Merriam-Webster?

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I was ugly and had no penis until I tried Ma Rainey's Moleskin Cookies!

Re:I'll give them another chance:

[Anonymous Coward]

Despite my very unpleasant experience with Vista (before I went back to XP), I will still take a look at "Windows 7", and I'm sincerely hoping that Microsoft gets it right this time.

So do I. I'm also hoping this will be the year of linux and that Stallman will shave his beard.

Re:What a bunch of convoluted nonsense

[mattack2]

Of course, because it has truthiness.

Re:I'll give them another chance:

[PopeRatzo]

How is 5 years "nearly a decade"?

You caught me. I was trying to inflate the nearly 7 years I've been using Win XP into almost a decade in order to... well, I guess make it...look better... or something.

Did I mention that when I bought my first copy of XP, I had to run across the parking lot ducking sniper fire?

He has a small staff.

[Anonymous Coward]

If I were to do it over again, I'd make sure I had a larger staff so we could have gone deeper...

Don't we all... don't we all.