Monthly Archives: July 2013

Some things never change

Posted on July 17, 2013 by halberenson

As dramatic as the recently announced Microsoft reorganization is I think it likely that many core aspects of the company’s culture remain.  In particular, while the centralization of product marketing should give it more coherence and top-level strategy influence the … Continue reading →

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Doing the successor speculation shuffle

Posted on July 12, 2013 by halberenson

The press, financial, and “watcher” community is obsessed with the question of who is being lined up as Steve Ballmer’s successor at Microsoft.  They have been since the moment he became CEO, and with the latest reorg that question seems to … Continue reading →

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First reaction on Microsoft’s reorganization

Posted on July 11, 2013 by halberenson

I’m not going to have a lot to say on the reorg for a few days as I want to let it sink in.  Besides, my analysis in the previous two (pre-announce) blog entries hit pretty close to home.  But … Continue reading →

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On org structures, goals, and metrics

Posted on July 9, 2013 by halberenson

@marypcbuk brought up an interesting point on Twitter: So my question about the Microsoft re-org; how much does it do to *incentivize* the co-operation Ms orgs so badly need? cc @halberenson — Mary Branscombe (@marypcbuk) July 9, 2013   I want … Continue reading →

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A key principle of Microsoft’s upcoming reorganization

Posted on July 9, 2013 by halberenson

A Microsoft reorganization does seem to be imminent.  I don’t know how much weight to put on the rumors, but if there is any truth to them I think I’m picking up on a secondary theme to the “Devices and … Continue reading →

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Don Mattrick departs Microsoft

Posted on July 1, 2013 by halberenson

Microsoft has lost another senior executive, and a number of people have asked me if this is good or bad for Microsoft.  I’ll render judgment at the end of this piece. I never interacted with Don Mattrick though no doubt … Continue reading →

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