Have a great semester and welcome to Microsoft ...

Most of our interns have packed up and headed back to school. Fall semester is always a magical time at university -- the sense of renewal, the good weather, seeing all your classmates. Have a great semester! We'll see many of you returning as full time employees or as returning intern. You know how to get hold of me if you have any questions!

With every summer we also finish up welcoming all of our new hires that joined us over the past few weeks. Many chose to take a month or two off between school and full time work (well deserved) so are just starting to join us. The energy and ideas that our new hires bring us each summer is awesome. Welcome! You're joining at a great time as we get close to a beta release of Office "12" and all the exciting work we'll show at the PDC.

--Steven