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REDMOND, Wash., Aug 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that John Schappert, most recently executive vice president at Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), will be joining the Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) in a newly created position as corporate vice president of LIVE, software and services. Schappert's latest role in central development services at EA included oversight of central technology, operations, EA online and the office of the chief creative officer. Previously, Schappert held several senior-level positions at EA including chief operating officer of worldwide studios, group general manager, and general manager of EA Canada and EA Tiburon. He will be joining Microsoft as a corporate vice president running the LIVE, software and services group. Schappert will report to Don Mattrick, the newly named senior vice president of IEB, which includes the Xbox 360(TM) and Games for Windows(R) businesses. "I am thrilled to have John join the deep bench of proven talent already on Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business," Mattrick said. "John's expertise will help us focus on expanding and enriching our market leadership with LIVE in areas like online services while broadening our audience. John will also build on the great work already happening in the developer community working with Chris Satchell and the XNA organization." Schappert will oversee Xbox LIVE(R), a business that continues to thrive with more than 7 million members across 25 countries. The online entertainment network offers instant messaging, voice, video and text chat, Xbox LIVE Arcade and hundreds of multiplayer games, free and premium playable game demos, music videos, and TV shows and movies in the United States. Schappert will also oversee Games for Windows - LIVE, XNA(TM) and Microsoft(R) Casual Games, which offers more than 400 games via MSN(R) Games, Windows LIVE(TM) Messenger, Windows games and Xbox LIVE Arcade. "With these changes, we are dedicated to providing our customers, our partners and our employees with value, quality and high-performing teams," Mattrick said. Schappert founded Florida-based Tiburon Entertainment in 1994, which was acquired by EA four years later. In his gaming career, Schappert has overseen the creation of hundreds of games for EA, including the best-selling "Madden NFL" football franchise on which he worked originally as a programmer. Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
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原帖由 Jonsoncao 于 2007-8-10 07:46 发表 Official MS PR: Johnny同学1994年创建Tiburon工作室，4年后被EA吃掉，原先担任过madden的程序员
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原帖由 麦香鸡翅 于 2007-8-10 07:53 发表 原来为了报复以前自己创建的工作室被EA吃掉才跳槽的.
原帖由 Jonsoncao 于 2007-8-10 07:58 发表 请用你的脑子想想 这位仁兄去了MS怎么报复EA，报复EA对他的新单位待遇有何帮助 他在EA参与了游戏中加入广告的项目 去LIVE部门管理market和service这一块很有可能是帮EA搞定LIVE游戏里面的很多广告 ...
原帖由 麦香鸡翅 于 2007-8-10 08:05 发表 微软挖墙脚从来不塞钱,对吧
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原帖由 Jonsoncao 于 2007-8-10 08:09 发表 请问你的逻辑是不是如此：给Johnny同学塞勒钱，他就会自我感觉良好得认为这是报复了EA
原帖由 麦香鸡翅 于 2007-8-10 08:14 发表 应该是因为被收购,所以不爽EA好多年,这次微软架桥,不仅塞钱又涨工资,跳槽的最佳时机,何乐而不为?
原帖由 Jonsoncao 于 2007-8-10 08:17 发表 我好奇地是你的第一句话是“报复”这个理论的逻辑如何建立起来的 好歹也在EA座上了vice president的位子，哎 承认自己一激动脑子不好说漏了嘴就这么难么？
原帖由 jimmao 于 2007-8-10 08:19 发表 从EA跳到M$是为了报复EA，从M$跳到EA是为了报复M$ ，我喜欢，我喜欢
原帖由 麦香鸡翅 于 2007-8-10 08:25 发表 vice president又怎么样,即便去微软当程序员从头做起,大门每年多塞个几千万刀,即便再高的职位,也会跳.
