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Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices is retiring, triggering a shakeup

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The leaders of Windows and Office are now getting promoted and report directly to Satya Nadella. The leaders of Windows and Office are now getting promoted and report directly to Satya Nadella. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft’s experiences and devices group, is retiring after more than 35 years at the software giant. Jha was a big part of the team that helped move Microsoft’s Office suite to the cloud, and has recently been overseeing Microsoft 365 Copilot, Windows, Office, and more. “After 35+ years at Microsoft, I am moving into retirement,” says Jha in an internal memo. “I will transition out on July 1st and then stay in an advisory role.” Jha is leaving at the end of June, but Microsoft isn’t promoting anyone as a direct replacemen

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Mac users can now get Microsoft’s best tools for just $10 each

TL;DR: Upgrade your Mac with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021, on sale now for $59.97 through April 12. If you want the best of both worlds, you can now get all the best Microsoft tools on your Mac…

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Mac users can now get Microsoft’s best tools for just $10 each

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Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices is retiring, triggering a shakeup

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