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Microsoft fires whistleblower

Posted on Saturday, 13 September 2008 by Speed, source: Venturebeat
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Last week it was reported that Microsoft was fully aware that there were hardware problems with their Xbox360 console when it launched, and now the company has fired one of the contractors that spilled the beans on that.

Robert Delaware was the only named Microsoft worker (a contract employee) who talked — without permission — to VentureBeat for our story last week on the Xbox 360 defects.

Microsoft had him fired on Wednesday. Delaware worked as a game tester at Microsoft but was employed by the temp agency Excell Data. He reported directly to a Microsoft manager, who told him he was being let go because of the VentureBeat article.
Of course Microsoft has every right to fire an employee (or contractor) for talking in public about internal stuff, and they may even consider going to court.

Delaware stated he doesn't regret what he's done and if Microsoft and Excell Data want to sue him, he'll give them a fight

“I don’t regret it,” he said in a phone call on Thursday. “I’ll fight it. If they want to come after me, bring it on.”
Good to see there are still people around with high morals that "do the good thing".
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Anonymous

Anonymous

Being a rat isn't a good thing.
Being a rat isn't a good thing.
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Posted on 02:15, September 14th 2008
NINJAFISH

NINJAFISH

Cant blame microsoft though, it was probably part of his contract. And he knew what he was doing when he decided to put his name out there instead of remaining anonymous.
Cant blame microsoft though, it was probably part of his contract. And he knew what he was doing when he decided to put his name out there instead of remaining anonymous.
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Posted on 07:47, September 14th 2008
 

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