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		danso on Aug 29, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android’s Hugo Barra Departs Google for China’s Xi... In this case, I think the personal details are relevant. The premise of this article raises the question, "Why him? Why resign? Why now?", which, if you're operating completely from the business/professional mindset, leads you to wonder if something is wrong in the Android shop. But if he left because of an uncomfortable personal situation, then that is highly relevant to onlookers, because it removes unwarranted questions about the state of Android at Google.

yohui on Aug 29, 2013 [–]

But didn't the article note that the salacious details were irrelevant immediately after introducing them?

And if the suggestion is that perhaps personal issues nevertheless were a factor, then they still could have done without most of that gossipy detail.

It's distasteful, no excuses.

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