On Could possibly eighteen,
Windows 7 License, Microsoft announced that it can be shifting its Server and Tools unit out from beneath Platforms and Companies towards the Microsoft Organization Division (MBD). That indicates Senior Vice President Bob Muglia;s group now falls beneath MBD President Jeff Raikes; organization. Muglia will report straight to Raikes as part of the shuffle.
Microsoft also is moving its Developer and Platform Evangelism crew underneath Corporate Vice President Sanjay Parthasarathy to the Server and Resources Enterprise unit underneath Muglia.
The adjustments are effective as of these days,
Office Pro 2007, but there might be no alter to how Microsoft reviews its financials, to ensure that the Services/Tools company P&L (profit and loss center) will remain intact,
Windows 7 Professional, a Microsoft spokeswoman said.
Microsoft;s official statement on the reasons behind these latest internal moves: “Microsoft senior leadership decided to make these changes to sharpen leadership focus on the company’s top priorities and align its organization for innovation,
Office 2007 Activation Key, ultimately enabling it to deliver even more value to its customers.”
What;s honestly going on? I;m not sure. It seemed to this Microsoft watcher that Server and Resources fit better wtih Platforms (the group that oversees Windows and Windows Live/MSN) than with MBD (the group that handles Office,
Office Professional 2007 Key, Dynamics ERP and Dynamocs CRM). It;s true that the Platforms and Services company also increasingly is becoming advertising central at Microsoft. But why put the SQL Server and Visual Studio folks below the Office division? Curious.