I would hazard a guess that like a very, VERY large number of long-time Microsoft staffers/engineers, he took the severance package they offered recently and walked away.
I don't know how many people left - thousands, or tens of thousands - but an awful lot of institutional knowledge simultaneously said "ah, screw this, I'm off" and went to watch the baseball¹. The line must go up. Graeme 1. Other sports and pastimes are obviously available.
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