By Marcus Mendes
Publication Date: 2026-03-12 21:46:00
Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft’s former President of the Windows Division, published an interesting review of the MacBook Neo, where he also explores what went wrong with Microsoft’s own early push toward lightweight ARM-based PCs. Here’s what he said.
The MacBook Neo might be Microsoft’s road not taken
If you’re not familiar with Steven Sinofsky, he worked at Microsoft from 1989, when he joined as a software design engineer, and left in 2012, having led multiple teams and divisions linked to Office and Windows.
After he left Microsoft, Sinofsky started a blog called Learning by Shipping, where he publishes “essays, thoughts, and missives, on management, strategy, competition, and other aspects of the technology industry.”
His posts often offer a refreshingly candid look at his time at Microsoft, as well as on the industry as a whole, and don’t shy away from insightful criticism (and self-criticism) when appropriate.
In his new post,…
