Microsoft’s Craig Mundie joins board of Institute for Systems Biology

Craig Mundie. (Microsoft file photo)

We’re getting a better idea of how longtime Microsoft executive Craig Mundie is going to spend some of his time after he retires from the software giant next year. Mundie, the former chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft who now serves as an advisor to Steve Ballmer, was just named to the board of the… Read More…

How Microsoft went from leading to lagging, and how it’s trying to change

Microsoft's Craig Mundie showing a software prototype in 2009.

Earlier this week I was part of a small group of journalists and bloggers who spent the day questioning and listening to Microsoft’s top executives from Xbox, Office, Bing and other parts of the company. Just about every senior leader (except for those from Windows) took part in on-the-record briefings. It was an annual event… Read More…

Mundie: Microsoft positioned to eliminate the ‘cacophony’ of modern computing

Craig Mundie. (Microsoft file photo)

At a small event in Redmond this morning, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is providing an update on the company’s long-term vision for the digital world, and the company’s role in it. Mundie started by talking about the challenges introduced by evolution of computing beyond the personal computer, into an array of devices… Read More…