I read a comment on FT that quoted an employee saying every original Skype manager was eventually replaced "by a Microsoft manager. The original Skype managers

I read a comment on FT that quoted an employee saying every original Skype manager was eventually replaced "by a Microsoft manager. The original Skype managers either were replaced or left." I learned from a previous large Microsoft write-down that Microsoft has a highly disciplined work culture. It allows them to execute a task well. They often take that work culture and put it over the acquired company's head. This new form of discipline breaks the acquired company. Well, once Skype was bought, I expected a write down. But Balmer initially took a more sensitive approach. But after reading this comment, I am afraid that is not true. Discipline breaks creativity. And innovation happens from creative cultures. Probably the best approach for a disciplined company to acquire is to bring the technology of the acquired and integrate it into the rest of the organization. Maybe the same happened here. And the consumer version of the product fizzled.