"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft CFO Amy Hood clearly didn't agree. Instead of picking Bond for the role, Microsoft promoted Asha Sharma, a former Microsoft AI executive, to the top of Xbox. The decision to overlook Bond might have surprised many Xbox fans, but for the more than a dozen current and former Microsoft employees I've been speaking to, it's felt inevitable in recent months."
"Phil Spencer, Microsoft's long-term Xbox chief, made the decision to resign from Microsoft last year after a tough few years for Xbox. The giant Activision Blizzard acquisition had dragged on for far longer than Microsoft had anticipated, and the need to grow the business saw Microsoft walk away from Xbox-exclusive games in favor of a multiplatform strategy. Microsoft has also been trying to reinvent the Xbox brand beyond the console, with mixed results."
"Spencer's decision led to months of careful successor planning. It was announced to the world on Friday, but it was supposed to be today. Microsoft was forced to announce early because it started to leak and IGN was planning to run a story, according to sources familiar with the situation. That kicked off a day of chaos, where teams inside Xbox were hearing the news first through reporters and news outlets, instead of via internal memos."
Phil Spencer resigned from Microsoft after difficult years for Xbox, including a protracted Activision Blizzard acquisition and a move away from Xbox-exclusive games toward a multiplatform strategy. Microsoft sought to reinvent Xbox beyond the console with mixed results. Successor planning followed Spencer's decision, but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood selected Asha Sharma, a former Microsoft AI executive, over Xbox president Sarah Bond. More than a dozen current and former Microsoft employees described the choice as inevitable in recent months. The public announcement leaked early, causing internal teams to learn news from reporters and creating chaos.
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