Vista's thud has been a career ending move for all the MS managers associated with it:

Poole's departure pretty much marks the end of an era. Nearly every Microsoft executive associated with the Windows Vista launch has left the company. Vista has proven to be a career-ending enterprise, in stark contrast to bygone days when big promotions followed the release of a new Windows version.

That sound you hear is the door hitting all those execs in the backside on their way out...

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