Microsoft Reportedly Wants New CEO by Year's End

News
By
Published

Microsoft's search for a new CEO is apparently somewhat urgent.

Latest Videos FromTom's Hardware
Jane McEntegart
Jane McEntegart
Contributor

Jane McEntegart is a writer, editor, and marketing communications professional with 17 years of experience in the technology industry. She has written about a wide range of technology topics, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Her articles have been published in Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, and Edge Up.

17 Comments Comment from the forums
  • ubercake
    I'll do it!
    Reply
  • gotskillz
    I really hope they find somebody young. These old CEO's running these IT companies are getting behind the times.

    They need somebody young that will come in and actually be CEO and help be the creative engine for the future. This is what Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were. They need a leader that is equally interested in the profits of the company and the product they are delivering. That is what Steve and Bill were.

    They didn't care about cutting corners and releasing crappy systems for the sake of profit.
    Reply
  • ioconnor
    Need to remove Bill Gates as Chairman before picking a new CEO or this time they won't lose 600 billion but the whole company.
    Reply
  • snowzsan
    @ ioconnor

    Right, because it has anything to do with Bill being Chairman. How about the string of terrible products they pushed on the market (Office 365, anyone?) like the popularly hated but completely misunderstood Windows 8?

    Microsoft, WITHOUT Bill's ideals, went ahead and switched up their market plan because they were falling behind in terms of innovation. Of course their avid crowd was pissed, but it's a necessary change. The sooner people realize that a company is going to save itself before it better serves it's customers, the better.
    Reply
  • InvalidError
    If Microsoft wants to go somewhere, they need to start over with someone who does not have 40 years of preconceived ideas and experience in the way everybody else does things... otherwise, they will end up doing most of the exact same boring things they are already doing in almost exactly same boring ways.

    They need a "(mostly) legacy-free" outsider to come through and do a clean sweep of constructive criticism because Microsoft (and most long-time players) are stuck in patterns.
    Reply
  • ubercake
    11698551 said:
    Need to remove Bill Gates as Chairman before picking a new CEO or this time they won't lose 600 billion but the whole company.
    This company is earning tens of BILLIONS (over 50 this year) in profit even during this transitional phase. Where do you get your facts?
    Reply
  • milktea
    by year's end?

    Why don't MS just find someone to be interim CEO from within the company?

    If they try to rush it, they might end up over paying someone who'd most likely screw up the company.
    Reply
  • gotskillz
    Quote:
    Need to remove Bill Gates as Chairman before picking a new CEO or this time they won't lose 600 billion but the whole company.

    This company is earning tens of BILLIONS (over 50 this year) in profit even during this transitional phase. Where do you get your facts?

    Haha I was wondering the same thing
    Reply
  • iam2thecrowe
    Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson seem right for the job.
    Reply
  • gaaah
    MS rejuvination = new OS with tightly integrated voice recognition and eyeball tracking.
    Reply