Adam Orth, a creative
director working for Microsoft, has recently “willingly” left the company.
Though the reasons for his departure has yet to be officially confirmed, it is
highly suspected that it was due in part to recent controversy involving his
twitter account. Within the last couple of months, Microsoft has announced that
the upcoming successor of the Xbox 360 (which many refer to as the Xbox 720)
may contain a feature which requires that the system have an always-online
internet connection. This means that even when the system is off, online
features will continually occur in real time. Many people are upset about this,
as the feature could be detrimental to those in areas of weak internet connections.
Orth upset many fans when, via his Twitter account, he unsympathetically told
the fans to “deal with it” and later disregarded areas with weaker connections,
saying “Why on Earth would I live there?” Microsoft has since denounced his
comments and made efforts to distance itself from him.
http://mashable.com/2013/04/11/orth-leaves-microsoft/
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