
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that <A HREF="http://www.cio.com/article/172501/Microsoft_Confirms_Another_Executive_Departure">a long-standing and influential member of the Windows OS team has left,</A> one of several recent and imminent executive departures that together represent a changing of the guard at the company. Rob Short, former corporate vice president of the Windows core technology group, left the company last month, according to a spokeswoman from Microsoft's public relations firm.