Microsoft has a new Windows and Surface chief
- Microsoft is reorganizing its Windows and Surface teams, bringing them back together under a single leader, Pavan Davuluri.
- Mikhail Parakhin, who previously led the Windows engineering team, is leaving to explore new roles outside of Microsoft.
- The reorganization aims to enable a more holistic approach to building silicon, systems, experiences, and devices that span Windows client and cloud.
- Microsoft is placing a strong emphasis on AI, with the creation of a new Microsoft AI organization led by Mustafa Suleyman.
- Suleyman, a co-founder of Inflection AI, has been hired by Microsoft along with several other Inflection AI employees.
- The Microsoft AI team will be responsible for consumer-facing AI products like Bing, Edge, and Copilot.
- There will be close collaboration between the Windows team and the Microsoft AI team on AI, silicon, and experiences.
- The reorganization involves changes to the leadership and reporting structure of various teams within Microsoft's Experiences + Devices division.
- The move is seen as a talent acquisition by Microsoft, as it brings on key personnel from Inflection AI.
- The reorganization aims to navigate potential areas of overlap between the Windows and Microsoft AI teams, particularly around Microsoft Edge.