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CIOs are waiting anxiously for Microsoft to pick a new CEO, but they don't mind that it's taking its time; the way they see it, Microsoft can't afford to make a mistake in the selection process.



From Computerworld:
CIOs are waiting anxiously for Microsoft to pick a new CEO, but they don't mind that it's taking its time; the way they see it, Microsoft can't afford to make a mistake in the selection process.

For CIOs, it's clear that the chosen candidate will have to steer the company through a variety of challenges both internal and external, and to do so successfully the person chosen to replace Steve Ballmer will need a rare combination of skills and experience.

Among the top priorities, Microsoft needs to improve its position in the tablet and smartphone markets, fix the problems dogging Windows 8 and 8.1, battle Google Apps for the cloud email and collaboration markets, and complete a broad corporate reorganization that Ballmer announced last July.
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