Well Ray Ozzie - bought at the cost of Microsoft acquiring Groove Networks (and then refusing to develop the product past its Windows 3.1 feel) - who was the partial replacement for Bill Gates in the role of Chief Software Architect has announced he's leaving Microsoft. Groove had potential, but it was never developed into a viable product. Did Ozzie have the potential to replace Bill Gates in this role? If he did, it was never realized in Microsoft.
So, that's half of the pidgeon pair gone - now we need to see Steve Ballmer step down and be replaced by someone who understands technology and who has the ability to steer the ship. Right now, as I've said before, Ballmer is like the captain of a rudderless ship on a stormy ocean. He's looking at Google and trying to replicate their efforts. He's looking at Apple and trying to replicate their efforts. He's scared about OpenOffice else he'd not have released the video damning it, so will he next follow OpenOffice? He's directionless.
Oh, and they won't be replacing Ray Ozzie in the position of Chief Software Architect. Does that feel like a sound way for a software technology company to go, or the deranged result of a retail store accountant totally out of his depth trying to save a few bucks running a company he has no clue about?
Here's more thoughts on the OpenOffice.org bashing, by the way. Of course, the timing of this video, just after Oracle and The Document Foundation had a falling out, resulting in The Document Foundation forking the OpenOffice.org project into LibreOffice and Oracle having a massive (and maybe justifiable, I'm still undecided on that) dummy spit, is impeccable!
Regards,
The Outspoken Wookie
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