UPDATED 10:47 AM EST, November 13, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft shares slid more than 4 percent before the opening bell Tuesday after the software company revealed that Steven Sinofsky, who oversaw its Windows operations, was leaving.
Sinofsky's departure comes just weeks after Microsoft launched Windows 8, a major overhaul of the operating system that's used on most of the world's computers. The Windows 8 was met with lackluster reviews.
Citi Investment Research analyst Walter Pritchard said he was surprised by the departure, likening it to a football team changing quarterbacks in the middle of the playoffs.
