Microsoft CEO

I always try and read the Cringely predictions for the year, and a new Microsoft CEO is one of them:

http://www.cringely.com/2012/01/prediction-7-a-new-microsoft-ceo/

I kind of agree, Microsoft have being treading water in too many areas - except maybe gaming. Of course they are still immensely profitable, but relying on stalwarts such as Windows and Office cannot go on forever - and currently they look like failing to make the Cloud transition very convincingly.

High ranking executives have been leaving the last few years, Bach, Allchin, Ozzie - those are the ones I can remember. This maybe a strategy by Ballmer to keep the replacement options limied, of course a company can appoint outside of the current management structure. It will be interesting to see if this prediction comes true, and who replaces him.