When Steven Sinofsky's departure from Microsoft came out, it was framed by Microsoft in a way that implied he might have just left, or that that was at least a possibility. Now, ExtremeTech is reporting that was not the case; Sinofsky was straight-up fired by Ballmer. Read More >>

We all got quite a shock earlier this week when Windows chief Steven Sinofsky departed Microsoft just short while after the launch of Windows 8. Reports indicate that Sinofsky was getting into many internal executive battles. Well, he's taken to the comments section of blog to quash some of the rumours. Read More >>

It was summer 2009. Microsoft had just shipped the final code for Windows 7 to PC manufacturers, who had begun burning it onto the tens of millions of new computers that would ship that Christmas. It should have been a triumphant moment for Steven Sinofsky. Read More >>