Although it’s had its ups and downs, Microsoft’s Floor line of tablets and laptops is mostly considered as an enormous success for the corporate, serving to to form each its personal identification and the premium PC market over the past decade. The person answerable for all of it is Panos Panay, an almost 20-year veteran of Microsoft’s government group and an enormous a part of the Floor and Home windows groups. Microsoft has introduced that he’s leaving the corporate as of right this moment. His present plans aren’t recognized.
Panay’s final title at Microsoft was “Chief Product Officer,” and he was a continuing presence on the firm’s product bulletins for each in-person and video occasions. Although he’s an efficient model ambassador and hype man, he’s additionally been a vital member of the corporate’s higher-ups, credited with main the groups that created the Floor model in 2012 and Home windows 11. Panay unveiled each merchandise of their public debuts.
In a PR e mail despatched to PCWorld, Microsoft Govt Vice President Rajesh Ja praised Panay’s management and impression on the corporate’s merchandise and tradition. Jha says that Microsoft will “double down on [its] technique,” so don’t anticipate any big adjustments in instructions for both Home windows or Microsoft-branded PC {hardware}.
The timing of Panay’s departure may increase just a few eyebrows, because it’s only a few days earlier than Microsoft’s yearly fall occasion, the place we are able to anticipate to see updates to Floor {hardware}. Usually Panay can be readily available to point out off the up to date designs and any new merchandise, however that will not be the case this 12 months.