Microsoft Server and Tools Head Muglia To Step Down

snydeq writes "Longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia, president of the company's server and tools business, will step down from his position later this year, according to a Steve Ballmer memo issued Monday to company employees. Muglia has been with Microsoft for 23 years, leading development efforts in Microsoft Office, Windows NT and online services businesses. More recently, Muglia shepherded Microsoft's entry into cloud computing, guiding the rollout of the company's Azure platform. Muglia's departure follows that of Ray Ozzie, whose exit was made all the more notable by a memo warning Microsoft to start thinking beyond the PC."

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Ballmer job security program

[joe_bruin]

And thus, with the exit of half a dozen of the highest level Microsoft department heads, there is nobody at MS that can take over Ballmer's seat as CEO if the board of directors decides to fire him. He's made it much harder to fire him now.

Re:Ballmer job security program

[OglinTatas]

Outside appointment... Is Carly Fiorina still available?

Re:Slashdot Title

[Anonymous Coward]

Running it through Babel Fish's "Slashdot to English" translation, I get this:

Slashdot: "Microsoft Server and Tools Head Muglia To Step Down"

English: "Bob Muglia, Head of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division, Is Going To Step Down"

Then, if you run it through a "Corporate-Speak" filter, you get this:

Plain English: "Steve Ballmer Fired Bob Muglia"

Re:Last Comment...

[Rary]

...if you RTFA this one was clearly fired by Ballmer outright. Quite fascinating read that memo.

Agreed. Here are the really interesting portions of the memo:

Bob Muglia and I have been talking about the overall business and what is needed to accelerate our growth. In this context, I have decided that now is the time to put new leadership in place for STB.

Translation: I sat down with Bob to discuss the direction STB should be going in, and Bob didn't agree with my vision, so I replaced him.

In conjunction with this leadership change, Bob has decided to leave Microsoft this summer.

Translation: Bob told me where to shove my vision, and will probably go off to start his own company that kicks our cloudy asses, because let's face it, I'm no visionary leader.