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This is a very unusual kind of planted leak in the context of a candidate who is in the reckoning for being CEO. There are only two possible motives behind this
by r0h1n 13y ago
This is a very unusual kind of planted leak in the context of a candidate who is in the reckoning for being CEO. There are only two possible motives behind this story - either to scuttle or to aid Elop's chances of becoming CEO.
Given that Bloomberg seems to cite three sources who vouched for Elop's thinking on this, I think this could be a tactical move from Elop (because it would be relatively harder for his opponents to get three senior Microsoft sources to smear him).
Elop is shadow signaling his thinking to various Microsoft stakeholders. "I am not status quo. I will reconsider all old notions. I know Microsoft needs radical change. The era of Windows is over."
- forgotAgain 13y agoOr back to the future at Microsoft? http://emuneee.com/blog/2012/11/12/microsofts-org-chart/ http://emuneee.com/blog/2012/11/12/microsofts-org-chart/
- r00fus 13y agoSo Windows is a "burning platform"? I'm sure his hatchet-man reputation (and consequent results) aren't impressing long shareholders. It could also be a reminder to shareholders of what happened to Nokia. Elop's vision of "burning the village in order to save it" sounds pretty apocalyptic.
- pnathan 13y agoConcur with this analysis. This is an unofficial official strategy statement, done with plausible deniability. Effectively, he is stating what the board would be hiring if they hired him. It also effectively puts the option on the public discussion board.