Nuked Alex Kipman led the teams that developed the company’s augmented reality headset and the Kinect motion controller for Xbox. He has resigned after allegations of verbal abuse and sexual harassment.
Microsoft would n’t immediately confirm or deny the allegations, but GeekWire has obtained an email from Microsoft cloud boss Scott Guthrie. The email reveals that Kipman will stay on for two more months to help with the transition.
Over 25 Microsoft employees contributed to an internal report about alleged misconduct by Kipman. One time Kipman allegedly watched a lewd video in front of employees in the office office.
Microsoft would n’t confirm or deny specific allegations of misconduct against women, but did deny that Kipman had started being chaperoned by human resources personnel.
One former Microsoft executive was so distressed with Kipman’s behavior they suggested the outbreak actually made things better.’the best thing that happened, sadly, was the pandemic,’ they said.
Kipman has n’t responded to insider’s repeated requests for comment. He has n’t tweeted since May 23.
The Wall Street Journal reported in January that over 70 Microsoft employees on the HoloLens team had left the company in 2021, with more than 40 joining meta.
The army ordered as many as 120,000 IVAs headsets for soldiers. That order would be worth $ 21.88 billion to the company over 10 years. A Pentagon audit was n’t too bullish on the idea.
