Steven Sinofsky leaves microsoft

[the_tyrant]

This is an interesting development in the tech world. Just earlier today, Steven Sinofsky, the head of the Windows division at Microsoft left the company, effective immediately.

news link:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/12/3...ving-microsoft

letter from Steve Ballmer (Microsoft CEO):
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/12/3...fsky-departure

A profile on Steven Sinofsky himself:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57...-mr-windows-8/


This change is surprising to say the least, my first thought was because his products have been doing poorly. This is quite inexplicable, since Windows 8 sold 4 million copies to end users on its launch weekend (this is to users, not OEMs). With Surface, people lined up outside the Microsoft store in the first time since Windows 95 to purchase a Microsoft product!

update:

Critically, Sinofsky was not ousted because of any issues with the launch of Windows 8 or the Surface, sources tellus; in fact, it's possible that his departure was already planned, but his ability to execute on Windows 8's retail release was seen as an asset worth keeping him around long enough to see it through. But his attitude (and skill set) as an aggressive, tightly-siloed Windows boss — not a holistic Microsoft boss — may have done him in. Given that the future of Microsoft's ecosystem would require tight collaboration between disparate divisions, Sinofsky's future path as an exeuctive at Microsoft was essentially at an end.

This is entirely believable, since the man is known to push others around, and to suppress other departments within Microsoft itself. With the new convergence strategy within Microsoft itself, it is understandable why his attitude may have caused issues.

[CaptainHaplo]

At my company - we don't have silo's. So hath decreed both our CEO and our CIO.

Apparently, due to this, what we do have are what I call "vertical spheres of exclusionairy control" - not silo's....

[Catfish]

OT:
Isn't it strange to see all this military speak and ranks in trade and companies, in a civilian society ?

"Chief Executive Officer"


Maybe we could introduce those good old ranks in Germany, too ?

"I am RSBFGFM* of Mercedes Benz ! Rrrrr"

(*Reichsturmbannfuehrergeneralfeldmarschall)


Greetings,
Catfish

[Sailor Steve]

My son-in-law just joined Microsoft. Maybe he'll run the place someday. On the other hand the first thing they did was send him to Vietnam, so maybe they have something else in mind...

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Catfish

OT:
Isn't it strange to see all this military speak and ranks in trade and companies, in a civilian society ?

"Chief Executive Officer"


Maybe we could introduce those good old ranks in Germany, too ?

"I am RSBFGFM* of Mercedes Benz ! Rrrrr"

(*Reichsturmbannfuehrergeneralfeldmarschall)


Greetings,
Catfish

Actually there isn't anything specifically military about "officer" - it's literally someone holding an official post or office. In a sense, it's actually the military who "stole" those terms from civil society.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by CCIP

Actually there isn't anything specifically military about "officer" - it's literally someone holding an official post or office. In a sense, it's actually the military who "stole" those terms from civil society.

Hmm thanks - but not so in Germany. An 'Offizier' always has been a military man here.

Other than a 'Beamter' or ('Official) of course, who would be something like a civil servant.

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish