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RSS Guru Niall Kennedy Quits Microsoft

RSS Guru Niall Kennedy has announced that he is leaving Microsoft to start his own company, effective from Aug.18. Microsoft hired Niall Kennedy, former Technorati engineer, in April this year and was considered the biggest hire of the year.

His departure reflects apparent frustration with the company's handling of Windows Live. Niall said that the company was not providing him with the resources or manpower to complete his job.On his personal blog Niall wrote:

"Windows Live is under some heavy change, reorganization, pullback, and general paralysis and unfortunately my ability to perform, hire, and execute was completely frozen as well."… "If we had the resources I truly believe we could have tackled the number of users Hotmail, Messenger, Spaces, or even Internet Explorer might supply, and then ask for more by opening up the platform to the world. I was able to borrow resources here and there, but there was no team being built around the platform in the foreseeable future. I could have stayed at Microsoft, waited for the other 85% of the company to ship their products, and then hope support for my group might be back on track again, but I didn't want to sit around doing little to nothing until Vista, Office, and Exchange ship. It's easier to get funding outside Microsoft than inside at the moment, so I am stepping out and doing my own thing."


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