Ray Ozzie to replace Gates as Chief Software architect
Ray Ozzie will take over Gates’ role as chief software architect effective immediately. Ozzie has been the most prominent advocate of web based software at Microsoft. He has been a Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft since his company Groove Networks was acquired in March, 2005.
Fellow Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie will immediately become the new chief of research and strategy.
The webcast of today’s press conference is available via the following links: 56 Kbps; 100 Kbps; 300 Kbps
Left to right below: Gates, Mundie, Ozzie, Ballmer