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Elop and Others Leaving Microsoft, Myerson Taking Bigger Role
jones_supa writes: Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and "Scroogled" mastermind Mark Penn are leaving Microsoft as part of a fresh company reorganization. "We are aligning our engineering efforts and capabilities to deliver on our strategy and, in particular, our three core ambitions," says CEO Satya Nadella in an e-mail to employees today. Alongside Elop and Penn, Microsoft executives Kirill Tatarinov and Eric Rudder will also leave as part of a transition period. Tatarinov used to head up Microsoft's business solutions group, and Ruder was responsible for the company's advanced strategy. The reorganization will see Windows chief Terry Myerson take on more responsibility. Myerson will take over a new team called Windows and Devices Group. He will be focused on Microsoft devices and the engineering of Windows.
You misunderstand. Stephen Elop just fulfilled his destiny created by Steve Ballmer: Appear competent while being incompetent, and destroy the world's largest handset manufacturer by making sure it never picks up Android so that it becomes an easy takeover target.
Now that his destiny has been fulfilled, Microsoft no longer needs his services.You misunderstand. Stephen Elop just fulfilled his destiny created by Steve Ballmer: Appear competent while being incompetent, and destroy the world's largest handset manufacturer by making sure it never picks up Android so that it becomes an easy takeover target.
Now that his destiny has been fulfilled, Microsoft no longer needs his services.
Calling the guy who came up with Scroogled a "mastermind" is a bit of a stretch, if you ask me.
If Linux ever has a downfall, and it is looking more likely that this will eventually happen, it won't be due to Microsoft or SCO or any force like that, but rather it will be due to systemd.
We've already seen how much strife and controversy that systemd has caused. Its inclusion into Debian has literally torn that project apart. What was once the most cohesive, united distro has suffered irreparable harm to its community, its software and its mission thanks to systemd. Many Debian users have reported severe quality issues due to problems with systemd. Many of these users, and even many others who haven't upgraded to Debian 8, have already left it behind and moved to FreeBSD or Slackware. Worst of all, many people have lost their trust in the Debian project. Even if Debian were to eventually remove systemd, the damage has already been done. The trust and goodwill that have been lost cannot be regained.
It goes much beyond Debian, obviously. Pretty much every major and practical Linux distro has switched, or will be switching, to using systemd. This monoculture means that long-time Linux users can't just switch to another distro, but they need to move to FreeBSD or some other non-Linux OS. We've also seen projects like Devuan fail to produce anything of value, an in fact they could very well be considered "shrapnel" of systemd, causing more strife, agony and damage. The mailing list and IRC discussion for the Devuan project quickly devolved into accusations of people being "systemd trolls", which only served to disrupt the community and project even more.
There's nothing that Microsoft could do to Linux that would cause more harm than systemd has already managed to bring, and will likely continue to bring.
Here, let me run MS for a second.
- Fire everyone responsible for Windows 8's design
- Fire anyone who thinks charging for products over time is a good idea
- Fire anyone responsible for UEFI and attempt to press criminal and civil charges against them for it
- Fire all H1B workers and hire Americans or green card citizens
- Fire anyone who thinks releasing a new mega-update to Windows every year is a good idea and strongly suggest they go work for Apple
- Fire anyone who thought touchscreens would take off as a primary input method for laptops because they're too stupid to be a functional human being let alone do their job
Problem solved!
Nadella said in an email to employees: "We are aligning our engineering efforts and capabilities to deliver on our strategy and, in particular, our three core ambitions. This change will enable us to deliver better products and services that our customers love at a more rapid pace."
And is he really under the impression that customers love Microsoft products?
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Most of the Microsoft customers I talk to use Microsoft products either because they are required to do so at work, or the Microsoft product came with the computer they bought.
I have yet to hear one customer use the word "love" in relation to any Microsoft product.
Apple hasn't charged a premium for a better phone since maybe the first iPhone. It's just modern jewelry. And when you're buying a status symbol, as long as it's distinctive it's worth what you paid for it. Like a mechanical watch, an iPhone says "marvel at my disposable income and middle-class buying habits".
Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.