Microsoft's elite continues to crumble

Another one bites the dust and it seems to suggest that defending Microsoft in Europe proved rather frustrating, if not altogether impossible.

Tom Brookes, Microsoft's Brussels-based spokesman on antitrust matters, has resigned his partnership position at the public affairs consultancy G-Plus, and his responsibility for the Microsoft account, and is understood to be joining Apple, according to people who work closely with him.

And another one joins the top-level exodus. This comes just days after Steve Ballmer expressed concerns over the fines in the EU and even mentioned "retirement".

Let's just wait and see how Microsoft can spin this departure from the case/cause as a good thing. They always find a good excuse. ⬆