From Microsoft Watch: The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Office chief Steven Sinosky might be next in line to succeed Jim Allchin as the head of Windows at Microsoft. As readers of this blog know, we have respect for Sinofsky's knack for delivering Office releases like clockwork. But we've also been critical of Sinofsky for his iron-fisted management style. Will the Windows developers be willing to turn their kingdom into Fort Knox – and will Windows be the better for it? If Sinofsky ends up running Windows, starting next year, we'll soon find out.