Microsoft merges Windows teams under Surface leader to unify AI efforts
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Microsoft is merging its Windows experiences and devices teams into one division under Pavan Davuluri's leadership. He currently heads the Surface team.
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The merger comes after the departure of Mikhail Parakhin, former Windows experiences lead, who was in charge of Bing and ads.
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Parakhin is still with Microsoft during a transition period but the reason for his departure is unclear.
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The merger aims to take a unified approach to building systems and experiences across Windows client and cloud using AI.
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Although Davuluri heads the merged division, the Windows experiences team still reports to Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft's AI efforts.