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According to sources close to the situation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is working on what is likely to turn into a significant restructuring of the massive software company, which could also move several current execs to more prominent roles.
Sources noted that the changes — which center on solidifying Microsoft into the “devices and services company” that Ballmer wrote about in his annual shareholder letter last October — are still being worked out, and could still change substantively.Report: Microsoft Considers Significant Restructing [allthingsd.com]
Update: As Microsoft Restructuring Nears, Top Execs Fret Over Their Fate
According to sources close to the situation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is likely to unveil his plans to restructure the tech giant to a larger group of senior execs by July 1.
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One thing seems certain — a simplification of the structure to clarify its current and decidedly more convoluted set-up. And how Microsoft's flagship software product, Windows, fits into the new org, will be the most interesting part of the puzzle.
