Joe Belfiore, for many the face of Windows Phone, to retire

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Published onOctober 27, 2022

published onOctober 27, 2022

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What do you say about Joe Belfiore? For many, he was the “face of Windows Phone,” so much so that’s exactly whatTom Warren at the Verge called himeven as I was writing the very same thing. Belfiore wore a number of hats over his 32 year tenure at Microsoft, leading efforts in Windows Phone, Office, Edge, Windows 10 and Windows 10 apps, OneNote, and even Sets.

Belfiore announced today that he’s leaving the company, set to retire next summer to focus on his kids:

Today I shared with my team that after 32 fantastic years (!) I’ll be retiring from@Microsoft!

What’s next? 1) I’m staying on until summer to help with the transition (SO MUCH GOODNESS COMING), then 2) focus on the two kids still at home & the 1 who just started college. ?

— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore)October 27, 2022

Belfiore’s ride with Windows Phone wasn’t always smooth, and in 2011, he infamouslytook to Channel 9 to “laugh off”issues with a belated update to the phone OS and took a lot of heat for it, so much so thathe felt the need to publicly apologize.

Still, Belfiore was a beloved front man for Windows Phone (a tough job, to be sure), and we wish him all the best with whatever comes next.

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