Peter Moore resigns as head of Xbox
By Ryan Block 
posted July 17th 2007 4:18PM
posted July 17th 2007 4:18PM
It's hard to call the Xbox 360 anything but a success, but having missed some sales numbers, ringing up an extra unexpected $1b on the corporate card because of warranty issues, and still generally failing to make a profit, it looks like Peter Moore, who we just sat down with a few days ago, has stepped down from his embattled position as the ringleader of Microsoft's Xbox group. Successor to his role is Don Mattrick, who is taking over not just Peter's position as VP of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, but leading the group (including Games for Windows) entirely. Moore's new job? Prez of EA Sports, down in the SF bay area. Take THAT, Microsoft.
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"Failed to make a profit"???"missed sales numbers"??? c'mon people wake up and smell the 360 over heating, the reason this man was ousted from M$ was cause of the fact that he not only extended the 360's warranty once but twice, and M$ being the greedy 'lil corporation that they are didn't appreciate the fact that he was actually looking out for US the consumers rather than their own pockets. That's why he is no longer the VP of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business. Look it up and don't forget to read between the lines.