Office Chief to Take the Windows Reins?
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"Fire the leadership now!" exclaimed the Mini-Microsoft blog on March 21, the day that Microsoft announced it was moving the Windows Vista launch from late 2006 to January 2007. If a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report is true, Microsoft may be set to do just that. The Journal reported that Microsoft is planning to replace current Windows boss Jim Allchin with the head of Microsoft Office development, Steven Sinofsky. The Sinofsky appointment would take effect around the time Allchin is set to retire, which -- as Microsoft announced last year -- is timed to coincide with the completion of the Windows Vista release. According to the Journal, "People familiar with the matter said the restructuring is not directly tied to the Vista delay." The report on Microsoft's planned changing of the Windows guard comes the day after company officials revealed a new delivery plan for Vista. Microsoft is now planning to launch Vista in January 2007. Volume-licensees who want to upgrade Vista over older versions of Windows will be able to do so in November 2006. But Vista won't be available preloaded on new hardware or in the retail channel until January, as opposed to the latter half of this year, as Microsoft officials had been promising since August 2004. A Microsoft spokeswoman, contacted for comment on the Journal story, said "Microsoft doesn't respond to rumors and there is no organization news to share at this time." If and when Sinofsky, Senior Vice President of Office, does take over as head of Windows, the move will have far-reaching impact on the way the team operates. Sinofsky has the reputation of a strict, schedule-bound manager who keeps the trains running on time. The Office division is reflective of his discipline: Betas of Office releases are delivered like clockwork. Community Technology Preview (CTP) interim test releases are shunned in the current Office organization. And the Office teams ships a new version of its namesake product every two to three years, without fail. Co-President, Platforms Products & Services Division Allchin, who has been a key leader on Windows during the entire time of his 16-year tenure, has been more focused on quality and processes than ship deadlines. Under Allchin, Microsoft established the Core Operating Systems Division (COSD) team, charged with developing and deploying new quality metrics, testing procedures and architectural processes and guidance across the Windows. "Steven Sinofsky has established a very solid track record for substantive, timely, and very successful products, over several releases of Office, and it's logical for Microsoft to shift him to Windows as the Office 2007 development cycle winds down," said Peter O'Kelly, an analyst with The Burton Group. "Does he (Sinofsky) has history as a Windows guy?" asked one Microsoft partner, who asked not to be named. "To guide the development of windows you need to have a very firm grounding in OS (operating system) architecture. At least he knows the corporate landscape really well." Sinofsky, a 17-year Microsoft veteran, has held a variety of positions in the Office organization. He currently oversees research and development of many of the Office System family of products. "We've been asking who is going to keep the technical guys on Windows from telling Kevin Johnson(the other Co-President of Microsoft's Platform Products & Services Division) anything that want knowing that he wouldn't have the depth to push back," said Directions on Microsoft senior analyst Greg DeMichillie. "Sinofsky is the guy and he's got the technical ability and the strong personality to do it." But the bigger question is "what does this mean for 'integrated innovation,' DeMichillie said. "When running the Office division, Sinofsky made a habit out of ruthlessly managing dependencies. If they didn't own it, they weren't going to depend on it. If Microsoft wants to reform the way it manages, schedules and build products, innovated integration has got to go." Burton Group's O'Kelly emphasized that Sinofsky's potential appointment should not be perceived as a reprimand to Allchin and his lieutenants. "In the grand scheme of things, I don't think the Vista schedule slip is much more than a short-term (albeit global…) embarrassment for Microsoft," O'Kelly said. "The company has consistently and emphatically said it would ship Vista when it's ready, and was targeting the second half of 2006. While some alleged internal target dates were mentioned in the press (e.g., the reported August RTM goal), Microsoft is still planning to hit the second half of 2006 for the RTM (release to manufacturing) and corporate market. "It's unfortunate for Microsoft and its hardware partners that they'll miss the 2006 consumer PC holiday shopping season, but it's ultimately not a game-changer," O'Kelly added. (This story was updated on March 23 to include comments from Microsoft and Directions on Microsoft analyst DiMichillie.) |
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I have received two letters under by microsoft letter head which tells me my email won a million.
Would you be so kind to verify for me the information here_under if it is from your office.
I will appreciate your understanding
With regards
Michael
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Subject: MICROSOFT DATA VERIFICATION FORM .
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Posted by Michael | November 17, 2006 12:18 PM
Hey, we recieved same letter...What gives.Real or not?
Posted by LadySpryt | December 5, 2006 1:22 PM
I also recieved the same message. Is it real? i hope so!! If not, what should ( if anything) i do?
Posted by Brandon | December 29, 2006 5:15 PM
I have received the same notice with winning your lottery and have given them my bank info and everything. What do I do?
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Posted by Lillie | February 5, 2007 2:54 PM
I HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME MAIL , I NEED TO KNOW IF ALL THIS I REAL PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I APRECIATE.
Posted by Alberto Ramos | February 12, 2007 7:58 PM
Dear Microsoft,
I have received two letters under by microsoft letter head which tells me my email won a million.
Would you be so kind to verify for me the information here under if it is from your office.
The letter also contains DATA VERIFICATION FORM but unfortunately the form is not being opened here.
It would be kind enough of you if you could send me the form through FAX.
My fax number is: 00977-21-525590
I will appreciate your understanding
With regards
Nikhil Agarwal
Posted by Nikhil Agarwal | March 30, 2007 5:35 AM
I also received the same message. I have sent a copy of my ID and some money to open non-residence account to get the winning money. Nothing happens!
Regards,
Tjep
Posted by Tjep Marku | April 24, 2007 4:37 AM
I also recieved one of these letters saying I had won the lottery posted by MSN/google. The winnings were from the UK. If I would fill in the information.
Is this a new scam or what?
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please help me to know the truth.
Thanks
Tariq ali Mangrio
30th december 2007
Posted by Tariq Ali Mangrio | November 30, 2007 8:56 AM
i have received a letter from Microsoft company lotto lotery winning prize and a bank letter naming Butterfield bank private limited uk.They have asked me to open an account with 10000 pound sterling .They have stated that i have won a prize of cash money 5000000 pound sterling
please help me to know the truth.
Thanks
Tariq ali Mangrio
30th december 2007
Posted by Tariq Ali Mangrio | November 30, 2007 8:57 AM
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DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
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TELEPHONE NUMBER +447031931390
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_________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________
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7. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE .....................
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(9) Email ticket N0.........901-0148-790-691
(10) Lotto Batch N0.......13/FFP/LDL/037
(11) File REF N0.......MELI-T/17-F044262312
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________________________________________________________________
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This Is What I reieved on MY yahoo acct If this is scam please let me know and also if u would take the correct action to remove this scam
Posted by charles Wardell | February 16, 2008 8:51 AM
Estimadoo Microsoft
he recibido un mensaje que dice que soy uno de los dos ganadores de un millon y medio, qisiera saber si esto es cierto y otro donde viene que llene un datos y al final del mensaje viene el nombre de un Dr.Karl Peterson
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Raymond Black
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Best Regards,
Ronda Shultz
Microsoft® Inc.
Promo © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
Posted by khelifa barka | June 1, 2008 12:59 PM
I received the same message as well, please verify.
Posted by ahmed sharkawy | June 19, 2008 3:45 AM