Microsoft have appointed 20 year veteran Steven Sinofsky as the new head of the Windows division, having responsibility for Windows OS, Windows Live and Internet Explorer. Steve previously was responsible for developing Windows 7 and his success with delivering Windows 7 on time has led to the promotion. Not only is the product ready for launch, it has a good balance of new features and updates that won’t leave existing users banging their keyboards in anger.
Steve has a very good track record of delivering big launches on time, and his next big task will be to ensure that Windows 7′s launch won’t be the embarrassment that Windows Vista was. Windows 7 is already building up a lot of momentum and the various pre-order offers (ends tomorrow for US&CA!), the Windows 7 Upgrade programs and the October 22nd launch, will ensure that Windows 7 sales have a lot of momentum going into the vital Christmas buying period.
