Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft Board, Citing His Outside Duties - NYTimes.com

I expect the "unwinding" will now accelerate (e.g., Surface and Lumia, meet Zune and Kin...)

"Many people had predicted that Mr. Ballmer would leave the board, partly because Mr. Nadella is faced with the challenge of reinvigorating the company, which could involve unwinding some of Mr. Ballmer’s earlier decisions. Mr. Nadella, who also serves on Microsoft’s board, has already made bolder moves than Mr. Ballmer to create services for devices made by Microsoft’s competitors, like the iPad from Apple."

Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft Board, Citing His Outside Duties - NYTimes.com