SOME HOURS ago we saw an IE leader leaving Microsoft, but he is just one among many key departures. CRN has this new slideshow about management drainage at Microsoft. "This article only show[s] that open source model is need[ed] as soon as possible in Microsoft company," wrote the reader who showed it to us.
Some executives have retired, such as Bill Gates and Jim Allchin, while others have resigned (or "retired" with quotes) and joined another company, and a few have been let go, forced out or fired. Some of the executives were Microsoft veterans, while others were newcomers. The one thing they all share is they left the company after Vista arrived.