Microsoft exposes another "scandal": watching VR porn in the office, "the father of hololens" is about to leave!

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The end of last month , Many Microsoft employees have come forward to accuse the incumbent HoloLens person in charge Alex Kipman、Azure Global vice President Tom Keane And the former Windows And equipment supervisor Terry Myerson There is misconduct , Including sexual harassment and abuse of employees at will , At that time, this incident caused great controversy in the industry .

And ferment till now , This week, 《 Business Insider 》 The latest development of the incident was revealed ： Working at Microsoft 21 Year of HoloLens Augmented reality （AR） Head up team leader Alex Kipman Leaving soon , The entire hybrid reality department under its leadership will also be split and restructured .

Working at Microsoft 21 Year of “HoloLens The father of ”

If you just look Alex Kipman Career and achievements , It's called “ Geek ghost ” He is undoubtedly a heavyweight for Microsoft .

since 2001 After graduating from Rochester Institute of technology in ,Alex Kipman He joined Microsoft , Does is 21 year . He has been in Visual Studio and Windows Department as an engineer , On 2008 To join in Xbox Department and promoted to high-end technical engineer , Led the team to launch the popular somatosensory peripheral products Xbox Kinect, Known as the “Kinect The father of ”.

That year ,Alex Kipman because Xbox Kinect The successful research and development of , Received a lot of praise from Microsoft and the media ：

• Microsoft grants Alex Kipman Outstanding technology award for key employees and outstanding technology leader award ;

• 《Fast Company》 The magazine will 2011 The business world's most creative individual award was presented to Alex Kipman;

• 《 Time 》 The magazine selected “Top 25 Nerds of the Year（ The world 25 Big geek ）” One of them also belongs to Alex Kipman.

Following Xbox Kinect after ,Alex Kipman And in the 2015 year 4 month 29 Microsoft in Japan Build The conference launched an augmented reality （AR） Head display HoloLens. The device is not only a big weapon for Microsoft to enter the meta universe , I was also deeply impressed by the fact that I just took over Microsoft at that time CEO The first job Satya Nadella All ages . He and Alex Kipman equally , Firmly believe that HoloLens It's the next generation of computing platforms .

thereafter ,Alex Kipman Has been responsible for leading HoloLens R & d team , Become an outsider with long hair 、 There are some other but respected “HoloLens The father of ”—— Until the end of last month “ Scandal ”, Cailing Alex Kipman Of “ persona ” It began to collapse .

Look at... In the office “VR Yellow tablets ”、 Sexual harassment of female employees

According to the 《 Business Insider 》 reports , More than 25 Microsoft employees accused ,Alex Kipman Repeated misconduct against female employees , Such as inappropriate physical contact , He even watched obscene in front of employees in the office VR video ：

One night 8 P.m. , Microsoft “ Mixed reality ” Six employees of the team are still working overtime to repair VR The archetype of the head show , at that time Alex Kipman Here we are . I saw him wearing VR Glasses went into a windowless office , Press the play key , At the same time, the monitors of the six employees' offices also broadcast simultaneously VR Everything in the glasses —— In a video that fills the entire screen , Several scantily dressed young women were playing in bed , Then a sexy pillow fight ensued .

An employee present at that time later gave an interview , Describing this scene is undoubtedly “VR Yellow tablets ”：“ It was in the office , And in front of women , It makes people feel very uncomfortable .”

More Than This , a Alex Kipman My former colleagues also added their misdeeds , Such as rubbing the shoulder of a female employee regardless of her disgust ; Three Microsoft employees also said they had been warned not to let women stay alone Kipman Around , and Kipman There are also people in the human resources department “ Chaperone ” People follow closely ; A former Microsoft executive even lamented ：“ It is sad , I actually think it's very good that we don't have to interact with him personally because of the epidemic .”

For all the above rumors ,Alex Kipman There was no response , Microsoft denies only one thing ：Alex Kipman Not accompanied by HR personnel in the meeting （ prison ） guard （ Depending on the ）—— It seems that the truth of other rumors is really hammered by the side .

In this case , More and more multimedia from Alex Kipman The behavior of has risen to Microsoft , I began to look back on all kinds of things that Microsoft has been exposed continuously over the years “ Scandal ”：

• stay Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer When I was in charge of Microsoft , Incidents such as disrespect and abuse of employees often occur , But as a CEO They turn a blind eye to it ;

• etc. Satya Nadella stay 2014 When he took office in , Promised not to tolerate any more “ Genius bastard ”, To completely change the company's “ Toxic culture ”, Create a sense of respect 、 Diverse and inclusive work environment . But many Microsoft employees say , The company still has almost no bottom line tolerance for the bad behavior of high-level people and developers .

according to the understanding of , Microsoft once wrote in a statement ： We investigated every allegation report we received , Once a well-established allegation is found , We have all taken clear measures , The types of punishment include dismissal 、 Demotion 、 Deduct salary or bonus 、 A formal reprimand 、 Mandatory training or a combination of the above .” but 《 Business Insider 》 But point out , Last year, a group of Microsoft employees organized a report , A detailed list of Alex Kipman Dozens of allegations , And nothing happened .

“ The dream of the meta universe ” Where to go ？

Under the trend of expanding the influence of disputes ,Alex Kipman It's no surprise that you choose to leave , After all, back then Bill Gates Also in the “ Scandal ” He retired from the board of Microsoft in the second year .

Through foreign media GeekWire From Microsoft cloud to AI Head of Department Scott Guthrie Internal messages obtained show ,Alex Kipman Indeed, I am about to leave , But the e-mail made no mention of the recent allegations , And said Alex Kipman Will remain in office for another two months to help with the transition ：

“ In the past few months , Alex Kipman And I have been talking about the way forward for the team , We agreed that now was the best time for him to leave the company for other opportunities . I thank you very much Alex Great vision for Microsoft over the years , And what he has done to advance our metacosmic products .Alex Committed to helping the team complete the transition process in the next two months , And ensure success before pursuing his next step .”

besides , Microsoft also announced , Will mix reality （MR） The hardware department of is merged into Panos Panay The leadership of the Windows+Devices department , And mixed reality （MR） Presence and collaboration teams will join Jeff Teper Under the leadership of Experiences + Devices Departmental Teams organization .

So it seems ,Alex Kipman The departure of Microsoft “ The dream of the meta universe ” It is bound to cause a certain impact , And this is rough HoloLens The future seems to be getting harder ：

• At the beginning of the year, some media broke the news that , Microsoft HoloLens The project has become “ Mess ”,HoloLens 3 Our development plan is also in danger of being cancelled , at that time Alex Kipman Come forward and retort ：“ Don't believe what you see on the Internet .”

• 《 Wall Street journal 》 Also reported that ,HoloLens The team has 70 More than employees on 2021 Left the company in , among 40 Many people joined Meta.

however , It doesn't mean that HoloLens Doomed to failure . according to the understanding of , Microsoft is waiting to sign a value contract with the US Army 219 A $100 million contract —— Once the deal is done , Microsoft will provide for a period of 10 year 、 It is estimated that up to 12.15 10000 sets of customized version HoloLens,HoloLens It can also have enough use scale and value for sustainable development .

In contrast, the industry is worried about the future development of Microsoft in the meta universe , Some Microsoft employees are interested in Alex Kipman The departure of is also not optimistic ：“ From past experience , Microsoft ‘ Toxic culture ’ Will not disappear with the disappearance of a poisonous person . It's like cancer , Even if you cut it off , That doesn't mean it won't grow again .”

Reference link ：

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/hololens-leader-alex-kipman-to-leave-microsoft-in-reorg-of-mixed-reality-group-after-report-on-toxic-behavior/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/7/23159049/microsoft-hololens-boss-alex-kipman-leaves-resigns-misconduct-allegations

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