Martin Taylor, best known for his role in leading Microsoft's anti-Linux "Get the Facts" campaign, has abruptly left the company, Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday.
"We've made the difficult decision to part ways with Martin, but we don't comment on personnel matters," the company said through its public relations firm, Waggener Edstrom. "We appreciate Martin's contributions at Microsoft over the past 13 years."
Taylor, who most recently was a corporate vice president for Microsoft's Windows Live services, was quoted in a Microsoft press release announcing the introduction of Windows Live Messenger on Monday. On Tuesday, published reports announced that he had left the company.
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