The head of Microsoft's Windows and web operations is leaving the Seattle-based software empire in a shake-up widely viewed as the fallout from the company's failed bid for internet portal Yahoo. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Thursday 24 July 2008 at 22:10:00 Platforms and Services chief departs, group to split in two Microsoft is reorganizing its Platforms and Services Division (PSD) as the head of the group prepares to depart. Full Article at VNUNet.com

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive officer, on Thursday made his case to Wall Street for Microsoft to make big new investments in the internet business, in spite of signs of internal upheaval in the wake of his failed bid for Yahoo this... Full Article at Financial Times

"We wanted someone who was actually still going to be here in three weeks," Ballmer said, referring to the departure of platform & services division President Kevin Johnson, who abruptly announced a day before Microsoft's annual analyst day that he... Full Article at MarketWatch

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) confirmed that the man who led Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) bid to buy Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) is leaving the software giant to take a job as Juniper's chief... Full Article at Malaysia Sun

Microsoft is restructuring its entire online division after the man who was behind its bid for Yahoo! unexpectedly announced his departure. Full Article at The Telegraph

The breakdown is slightly odd, since Windows Live was designed to be the online segment of Microsoft's primary businesses. Windows Live Seach and Live Spaces won't fall under the purview Windows Live now, but rather the Online division. Full Article at BetaNews

David A. Utter - Thu, 07/24/2008 - 6:49am. Microsoft splits division, aims for Google againAnother executive shuffle took place at Microsoft after Platform & Services Division president Kevin Johnson ... Full Article at Malaysia Sun

The company announced no immediate replacement for Johnson. Instead, the existing group heads under Johnson will now report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer. Full Article at Search Engine Land