Senior Product Manager Erick Tseng Parts Ways with Google and the Android Team

by Kevin Krause on May 12th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

Erick Tseng just announced via Twitter that he will be stepping down as Senior Product Manager on Google’s Android team, and will be finding a new home working with Facebook innovating “at the intersect of mobile and social.” Who knows exactly what that means, but it is a definite loss for the Android folks at Google. No word on who is taking over his old position, but we are sure Google will find a more than suitable replacement. Is it too much to hope that one of Erick’s first moves at Facebook will be to deliver a quality Android app?

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[via Engadget]

  • Jusin

    Wow didn’t see that coming.

  • :)

    :(

  • Dave

    I guess he got tired of not being evil.

    If so, he certainly picked the right new employer.

  • hector

    WOW (shocked)

  • Jerry

    Damn.. I wonder what that means for the Google Phone shop with the Nexus one.. wasn’t he the man behind that?

  • onlyever

    I know i may sound stupid, but this doesn’t really say to me he left Google and Android for Facebook… I”m not quite sure what he meant by it, but I don’t really see how it necessarily means he switching jobs… then again, I am quite unsure about this.

  • Michael

    I agree. Reading that on its own, I wouldn’t have guessed he was leaving Google. It just sounds like he’s starting a new project on Monday. I’ll cross my fingers until it’s confirmed one way or the other.

  • 2FR35H

    5. is right

  • 2FR35H

    I meant 6

  • PeDe7

    Erik Tseng never actually announced he was stepping down as Senior Product Manager…

  • andrew

    Sounds like he’s going to work with fb on something doesn’t sound like he’s leaving the Android family.

  • turbosol

    The new chapter in my life comment sure sounds like he is switching jobs. All I have to say is thank you for what you have done with Android.

  • Tosh

    He updated twitter again

    “Thanks everbody for all the good wishes. As for what I’ll be doing, I’m going to be Head of Mobile Products for Facebook”

  • SwampFox

    Anyone else just getting so tired of all the conjecture?

  • Ace Curry

    This is great news for Phandroid Facebook users. WE MIGHT GET A GREAT FB APP FOR ANDROID!



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