Doesn't matter. Other companies do the same thing. Look at GM, for example.
The head of Office is responsible to meet his goals, which typically are lower costs and higher profits. The head of DevDiv has the same goals. If they have to work against each other, it doesn't really matter to them as long as they meet the goals they were given.
>They are both from Microsoft.(period)
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Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer