Could Microsoft Soon Give Bing The Axe?

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Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, who is one of the top candidates in a recently narrowed down list to take over Steve Ballmer’s job as Microsoft CEO, would consider killing Bing and selling the company’s Xbox business.
That is according to a new report from Bloomberg, citing people with “knowledge of this thinking.”

Could Microsoft Soon Give Bing The Axe? | WebProNews

 

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Microsoft shouldn’t hire any CEO who wants to kill Bing and Xbox

According to "people with knowledge of his thinking," Bloomberg is reporting that, should Stephen Elop become Microsoft's next CEO, he would consider shutting down or selling parts of the company to "sharpen its focus." The two divisions mentioned specifically are Xbox and Bing.

Microsoft shouldn?t hire any CEO who wants to kill Bing and Xbox | Ars Technica