Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Microsoft Smart Phone Exec Quits

Microsoft is losing a mobile executive, as Charlie Kindel is leaving the company after 21 years. As general manager for Windows Phone’s developer ecosystem, he played a key role in the development of Windows Phone, which represents Microsoft’s best hope for re-establishing a presence in the ultra-competitive smartphone market.

Kindel is reportedly heading for a start-up working in "sports, advertising, mobile, social-networking and the cloud.” Perhaps that, as much as anything, tells you where many believe new opportunities now exist.

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