Comments on: Whoa! Sinofsky, Windows chief and taskmaster, leaves Microsoft

By: Malcolm McLean

Malcolm McLean — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:15:02 +0000

So Dilip – are you saying that it takes 2 women to replace 1 man?

By: Malcolm McLean

Malcolm McLean — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:12:49 +0000

I giggled at that statement as well! 2 Women! What on earth is going on there! Ha Ha

By: Dilip Andrade

Dilip Andrade — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:29:02 +0000

I think that there are 2 things to see as interesting…

First, Sinofsky requires 2 people to take his place (it is a hard hit to any organization if you lose someone that requires 2 people replace).

Secondly, this moves 2 women into the senior ranks of tech. This is part of a bigger trend where a male dominated field is starting to see more women rise through the ranks. The addition of one woman may not have been as big a sign of this change being underway, but having two women promoted at the same time makes the trend far clearer in a number of different companies.

By: Barb Darrow

Barb Darrow — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:26:53 +0000

i didn’t mean that as a put down but as a positive thing…not a ton of women execs there — but some. as in most of tech

By: Ocelots_r_awesome

Ocelots_r_awesome — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:13:21 +0000

“Sinofsky’s role will be taken over by — get this — two women. ”

I laughed