Zune team splits in two
Interesting news comes out of Microsoft as the powerhouse has decided to divide for “better integration of the Zune next-gen”. Hardware team has joined the mobile team, and the software department has joined the TV connect department. So we can expect some kind of cellphone integration, and some kind of television integration. That is very much great news! Here is the original news from Zune Insider.
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We are combining the Zune software team with the Connected TV organization (Windows Media Center, Mediaroom) to create a single group focused on creating software and services that enable great entertainment experiences across the PC, TV, mobile phones and Zune devices.
For our current customers, this internal, organizational adjustment won’t result in any changes. Like I said above we’re still committed to delivering the next wave of the Zune hardware, software and services – and we will do so this calendar year, so stay tuned.
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The Zune device hardware team joined the mobile communications business group to create a center of excellence in portable hardware. This will bring people who live and breathe hardware together.
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The priority now is to focus on delivering against our current product roadmaps across each team in the new organization. That means new software, services and devices for Zune customers.
In a nutshell, this is an extension of the way we’ve been taking the business for some time. We’ve said before the strategy for Zune is to provide a great entertainment experience across multiple screens and devices and this move will help us deliver that. We’re looking at how the powerful features of Zune can be combined with the work in the TV space to deliver a broader entertainment experience.
As Enrique put it, “The goal is to make non-gaming entertainment a first-class citizen within Microsoft’s business, that means building better software and gaining scale a little further out than just in Redmond.”
- Joe
[Source: Zune Insider]
