Microsoft Windows and Surface Head Panos Panay Departs; Company Restructures as It Focuses on Future OS and Devices

Panos Panay, head of Windows and Surface at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 20 years.
Panay's role will be split between two executives, Yusef Mehdi and Mikhail Parakhin.
Microsoft remains committed to Windows and Surface, detailing focus areas for 2024.
A new "Windows and Web Experiences" team is working on a secret new cloud-focused OS.
Microsoft is still launching new Surface devices this week, including the Surface Laptop Studio 2.

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