Yes, it’s just a rumor, but Tom, Matthew, Jason and Andy are already talking about it.

Am I surprised Scoble’s leaving? Naw. I think anyone who even tangentially knows him knows he wasn’t 100% happy at Microsoft. Loved the job, loved the people, loved Channel 9. I just think there were some “soft” things that were important to him that have been grating on him.

I am surprised he’d go to PodTech though. PodTech has vaguely responded:

Robert will post his comments on the news. We will be at vloggercon tomorrow to answer questions on the news to the future news organization (videobloggers). Robert will have a full story to tell there. Alot to talk about tomorrow. PodTech will be putting out a formal press release on Monday morning.

Ahh, Robert has posted. He sets the record straight in a lot of areas on this, and confirms that it is happening:

So, what about the other news? This is a rapidly-evolving part of my life. I just made this decision and it got out before I was completely ready to talk about it. I invite you to meet with me at the VLoggerCon tomorrow evening at 3 to 6 p.m. in San Francisco where we’ll talk about it further (and I’ll post again tomorrow about what’s going on in my life and why I made this decision).

I hope he gets VP of Marketing or somethign as a position, and not just some headpiece position. He deserves better than to just be a figurehead. He’s incredibly intelligent, and I wish him and PodTech all the best in the new relationship…

Even if I am incredibly surprised that he’d go to a podcasting network ;-)