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Microsoft Loses Top Executive

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    FBN's Adam Shapiro on Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky stepping down weeks after the launch of Windows 8

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-- The man who oversaw Microsoft's flagship product windows leaving the company.

Less than three weeks after the launch of the latest version of windows eight that he oversaw.

I was collect data Shapiro's with us and that is are more on this story Adam.

Quick depending on who you ask god what a draw your attention to man by the name of in which there were hints that this might be coming this is a quote from that article -- not he's become one of the most polarizing figures have Microsoft executives.

Paint a picture of him as an incredibly Smart and passionate man driven -- of quality software.

But who can create a -- -- working environment.

So now he's gone.

And part of the reason he's -- according different analysts is that he put up obstacles to try to integrate windows eight.

With the different parts of Microsoft's operating units in fact the company trying to bring in.

All kinds of integration between Xbox and Windows -- let's take a look at mistress -- -- because this is a man who has saved Microsoft.

In the past they brought him and he was head of windows.

He was brought in to save them -- -- Windows 7 after the disaster which was.

Windows of this stuff but he wasn't playing nice in the sandbox and here's a quote that we've got.

-- part of the press release from Steve Ballmer who says quote it is imperative that we continue to drive alignment across all Microsoft teams.

And have more integrated and rapid development cycles for our offerings take a quick look at BS share price investors don't like the departure of mr.

sandusky.

But the question is will Microsoft be able to recover they've managed to do just fine in the past ten years mr.

Ballmer at the Helm if you like a stock price that seems to be flat.

Back to help her content or get -- and then this'll cross him off our future CEOs of Microsoft list as well something's of that.

Good news for dry.

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