“Microsoft on Tuesday announced a sweeping reorganization of the company into three new divisions, a shift that will lead to the retirement of longtime Windows development chief Jim Allchin,” Mike Ricciuti and Martin LaMonica report for CNET News. “The plan calls for a reorganization of Microsoft into three large divisions led by individual presidents, each reporting to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive.”
“The huge reorganization is designed to streamline the company’s decision-making process and improve product development, Ballmer said in a statement,” Ricciuti and LaMonica report. “With the realignment, the new Platform Products and Services division, which includes Windows, will cover roughly 60 percent of Microsoft’s revenue. The Business division is expected to be the source of roughly 28 percent of the company’s revenue, while the Entertainment and Devices Division will make up roughly 10 percent of the company’s business.”
Full article here.
“Microsoft’s just-announced reorganization gives hosted-software services a starring role, providing a clear picture of the company’s plan to stimulate revenue growth,” LaMonica reports in a separate CNET article here.
MacDailyNews Take: This realignment seems overdue for Microsoft. Do you think it will make for a faster, more nimble ship or are they just rearranging deck chairs?
leave out the ‘a’.
Now I understand why M$ was trying so hard to recruit me to be a developer in the hosted-software division. Looks like its the next big thing. I pretty much told them that Windows sucks and I only develop for the Mac but they still wanted to talk to me.
I do Mac software guys. http://www.doodlebytes.com
No, I meant “died in the wool capitalist”. My grandfather (stock broker) was tragically suffocated by a sheep. ‘Rather not talk about it. Still a touchy subject. Still can’t bring myself to wear a sweater.
>No, I meant “died in the wool capitalist”. My grandfather (stock broker) was tragically suffocated by a sheep. ‘Rather not talk about it. Still a touchy subject. Still can’t bring myself to wear a sweater.>
Very good. Hahahahahahaha
But you’ll know for next time.
I dread that they will soon buy OS X and let Steve play with his iPods’ monopoly.
>Microsoft announces sweeping reorganization>
Should read–Microsoft announces weeping reorganization.
Another silly tactic to tell the world: Hey! You think we’re behind the eight-ball on this whole thing…nah…look at us!…we’re proactive!
Microsoft when they look pathetic/slow/lackluster to people. They know that big “changes” can make them appear dynamic.
Really, as MDN put it, they are just rearranging the chairs on their sinking ship. Ballmer probably only part of the problem, of course.
“…..Any died in the wool capitalist can see (and appreciate) that this is a smart move, one that will spark creativity and improved software…..”
Somehow… thinking of Microsoft … and “creativity” in the same sentence … reminds me of those old oxymorons ..
ya know.. like …
• Military Intellegence
• Jumbo Shrimp
• Microsoft Works .. (for those old enuff to remember that one)
Sweepin Reorg means:
Janitors have to bring their own brooms from home, and yes friends, they are losing their towel priveleges as well. Unless they volunteer to clean Bill’s McMansion.
For those whose stance is “Microsoft makes umpteen bajillion bucks an hour, they have nothing to worry about”, I have one word: growth. Investors don’t so much care how much money you make as whether the amount is going up or down.
Microsoft’s stock is as flat as a dead-man’s ECG. It is going nowhere, and in fact is drifting downward ever so slowly. Investors are not enamored of Microsoft. Why put money into a company that doesn’t seem to be headed anywhere?
Yeah, Microsoft is still a huge money-maker, but unless they get their act together, they’re heading on a glacially-slow ride into the toilet. Ten years from now, Microsoft could be well on its way to irrelevance.
The one thing that keeps investors’ hopes alive is the idea that Vista will be a monster hit. If XP was any precedent, it won’t be. People are not going to run out screaming to buy the new OS like they did ten years ago. They’ll just slowly upgrade as they replace their computers. And companies won’t begin installations for years. Once it’s clear that Vista isn’t a magic bullet to restore growth, look for investors to start dumping the stock in droves.
does it surprise anyone that the guy taking over the largest division, Windows and Tools, is a Marketing and Sales guy!!
Sputnik? Sputnik?
Sputnik?
Same monkeys, different trees.