Sinofsky doesn't run Office anymore. His charge was to deliver Windows. The basic problem is that both Windows and .NET are platforms, .NET has been the develo

Sinofsky doesn't run Office anymore. His charge was to deliver Windows. The basic problem is that both Windows and .NET are platforms, .NET has been the developer-face of Microsoft. When Windows projected its API to C++, Javascript and .NET, developers naturally feel wronged. However, making DevDiv look good has not been Steve's task (or that's what Steve believed so). Steve's job is to deliver a platform with the broadest reach.