Microsoft’s MSN division is losing another key manager with the departure of Raja Abburi, general manager of its communication-client products, who told his team this week that he’s leaving the company. Abburi is the third manager to leave MSN over the past year, but a spokeswoman said his resignation was a personal decision and not the result of any changes at MSN.
Retaining talent is a growing concern at Microsoft as the company matures, its stock idles and veterans are courted by startups and faster-growing competitors. MSN is also in a transition period, after merging in September into the larger Windows division.
In his position, Abburi, 40, was responsible for MSN communication products, including MSN Messenger, one of the group’s most successful and competitive products. In addition to competing with the text-messaging services offered by America Online and Yahoo!, MSN Messenger is pushing further into telecommunications and facing new challengers such as Google and Skype.
Read more at The Seattle Times.
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