Windows 8上市还不到一个月,微软便发布了有“Win8之父”之称的史蒂文·辛诺夫斯基(Steven Sinofsky)离职的消息。作为Windows与Windows Live部门总裁,辛诺夫斯基被认为是微软最有能力的高管之一。他1989年加入微软,已任职34年,曾担任比尔·盖茨的技术顾问,并一手打造了Office系列办公软件,以及主导微软旗舰产品Windows两个版本的开发。2009年发布的Windows 7,将 Less than a month after Windows 8 went public, Microsoft released the departure of Steven Sinofsky, who said “Father of Win8.” As president of Windows and Windows Live, Sinofsky is considered one of Microsoft’s most capable executives. He joined Microsoft in 1989 and has 34 years of experience as a technical advisor to Bill Gates and has created the Office suite of office software and the development of both versions of Microsoft’s flagship Microsoft product. Windows 7 released in 2009