Longtime Microsoft exec Panos Panay departs as company shifts focus to AI in Windows
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Panos Panay, Microsoft's Windows and Surface chief, is leaving the company after nearly 20 years.
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Panay was supposed to appear at a Microsoft event this week but will not anymore.
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Yusuf Mehdi will take over leadership of the Windows and Surface businesses.
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The leadership change comes as Microsoft focuses on adding AI to Windows 11.
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Panay led development of Windows 11 and the Surface line during his time at Microsoft.
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