Roz Ho Replaced

Not sure what led up to this, but Roz Ho, the leader of the Mac Business Unit within Microsoft, has been replaced by Craig Eisler. The MacBU is the Microsoft team responsible for getting Microsoft software out there for us Mac users. You know, stuff like Office and Messenger.

Ho’s not leaving Microsoft but is joining the Entertainment and Devices Division which does the Zune and Xbox. Eisler is the so-called father of DirectX (which I never really understood especially with its non-informative name).

Why do I care? I don’t really care, but it was interesting to see an Asian female leading a “different” group within the heart of Microsoft. From videos of MacWorld events, I’ve seen Roz Ho speak about the Microsoft-Mac relationship and to me, she never really portrayed the image necessary to keep up with the old Jobs-ter. I’m sure Roz was great at her work, but flowing with el Stevo she couldn’t. She dressed metro-hip and said the right things during her presentation, but she just couldn’t pull it off.

Now this new guy Eisler might be able to pull it off. His blog shows that he’s crazy about Macs and does zany things. Wonder if he’s presenting at next week’s Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference?

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