Microsoft Reorganization

Kelly McNeill writes "I wouldn't have believed it if I didnt see it for myself.... but it seems that today, Microsoft beat the DOJ to the punch by splitting themselves up! " My favorite bit:''This new structure is part of the reinvention of Microsoft,'' from Ballmer.

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Gotta agree

[gavinhall]

Posted by Mike@ABC:

A word on reorgs. They're divvying themselves up along product lines, rather than the convoluted way the company was structured before. The profits still go to the same place, the same people are still in charge They're just hoping that by doing things this way, they'll be a little more nimble in the market place.

FYI...I was on the conference call. Asked Gates if he would be willing to adopt a different licensing standard for Windows, perhaps even an Open Source standard. I got about 15 seconds of uncomfortable silence, followed by: "I don't think it's appropriate to talk about any aspects of this settlement discussion right now." Got cut off before I could follow up.

Take it for what it's worth. No idea what to make of that. Anyone care to engage in rampant speculation?

Why is this a big deal?

[Fandango]

Microsoft goes through a major reorg almost every year. Am I the only one who doesn't think this is particularly news-worthy? After all, it won't change the way they operate with regards to leveraging products from one division to help another.

Now if they were to, say, announce a Linux version of IE or Office, or otherwise show that the reorg has affected their "Windows Über Alles" strategy in the slightest, then I'd pay attention. Until then, whatever.

HEADLINE: /. reading comprehension at new low

[cpeikert]

*sigh* Read the article. It's a reorganization, not a breakup. This has been talked about for at least a month. It's still one big friendly Microsoft.