Microsoft Loses Billions on Sinofskys Departure

The news of Windows President Steven Sinofsky's departure from Microsoft didn't go over well with investors. The stock declined by as much as 4% in early trading Tuesday to below $27 a share, shaving off $10 billion from the company's market cap.

Sinofksy handed in his resignation to Microsoft on Monday, after the launch of Windows 8. In an opaque resignation letter, Sinofsky said he was leaving to "seek new opportunities" to build on his experience at the company. Sinofsky will be succeeded by Julie Larson-Green on the engineering side of Windows, and Tami Reller, formerly the division CFO, on the business side.

The exec's departure comes less than a month after Scott Forstall, a simi…
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