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InternetTop online, Windows exec to depart Microsoft (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008, www.yahoo.com

AP - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company. Kevin Johnson had served since 2005 as president of Microsoft's platforms and services division, which included the Windows operating system and Windows Live programs such as Web e-mail and instant messaging. The division also included online advertising, search and Microsoft's MSN sites. Johnson's three years at the helm overlapped with the anticlimactic release of Windows Vista and, more notably, with Microsoft's recent failed bid to buy Yahoo Inc. He also spearheaded the $6 billion acquisition of online advertising company aQuantive in 2007. Incorporating aQuantive has boosted Microsoft's Web ad revenue, but not enough to put the software... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]


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