In April 2006, Robert Scoble, who was then a Microsoft employee, wrote on his personal blog that Mini-Microsoft was "doing a lot of good for the company" and that Scoble would "quit on the spot" if the anonymous author were fired. After a May 27, 2006 article by Danny Westneat in The Seattle Times, in which the blog's author admitted that his secret identity was wearing on him, he announced on his blog that he was taking a break and switched to posting very terse posts with links to other sites.
In April 2006, Robert Scoble, who was then a Microsoft employee, wrote on his personal blog that Mini-Microsoft was "doing a lot of good for the company" and that Scoble would "quit on the spot" if the anonymous author were fired. Following a May 27, 2006 article by Danny Westneat in The Seattle Times revealing the author's identity, Scoble announced a break from blogging and switched to posting short, link-heavy posts.