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Is Steve Ballmer Really The Best Choice to Run Microsoft's Consumer Business?
At a time when Microsoft is facing challengers to its desktop operating system,productivity suite and handsets, you wouldn’t think the company would be changing up officers on its front lines, yet that’s exactly what’s happening. Robbie Bach and J. Allard, both of whom were instrumental in creating consumer products through Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, are leaving the company as part of a broader reorganization, reports TechFlash. As a result, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, will initially gain greater control over the division, which includes the Xbox, Zune and Windows Mobile products.... Details on what led to the shakeup are sketchy, but more concerning is what the restructure means going forward — the departure of Bach and Allard is a huge loss for Microsoft. Add in the fact that Ballmer is often out of touch with what consumers actually want and the loss is potentially magnified, depending on how much involvement he actually has in these product areas going forward.
OK Seriously, What is Yahoo?
Remember that Bartz was paid $47.2 million by Yahoo in 2009 – top among all Standard & Poor’s 500 companies. She’s being paid very well for her job. This is a question that she must be ready to answer, to the press, to shareholders, to the world and, most importantly, to her employees. Right now Yahoo doesn’t know what they are or where they’re going. And until they do, they can’t become whatever it is that they want to be.
