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This comment can be slightly rephrased to fit Apple as well.

• sounds 14y ago
  Although I understand your point, there's a fundamental difference between what Microsoft did to Sinofsky and what Apple "did" to Jobs. Sinofsky: fired, Jobs: openly idolized to the point of being reality-distorting. Apple without Jobs may have to wade through the same wilderness of disillusionment, but Microsoft without Sinofsky (assuming you're correct that Sinofsky was Microsoft's "visionary") not only gets the disillusionment, Microsoft starts by tearing itself apart without any sort of pressure to reform or repair the damage. On the other hand, even assuming Microsoft is fine without Sinofsky, Windows 8 can't be considered nearly as successful as, say, the introduction of the iPhone, simply by the nature of the release: release a new product that requires a lot of change – and _fire_ the leader at the same time? I don't believe even the "best case" can be considered a success.
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