First thought on the BillG departure

Michael Gartenberg | June 15, 2006, 04:53 PM

I think the real question is, was "why did he stay so long?" as opposed to "why is he leaving now"? Overall, this is a move a long time coming and there's still two years more to transition. Overall, while it's likely to have impact it's not likely to be disruptive. Mr. Ozzie was clearly brought on board to take over this role and Mr. Mundie is the logical choice to lead the research and incubation efforts. While there's no doubt, he will be missed as an icon, Vista (and whatever's beyond) will ship and life will go on.

Or as you might have heard me comment in the past my grandfather was fond of saying, "the cemeteries are full of people who couldn't be replaced"