Microsoft's Longtime Product Chief Panos Panay Departs for Amazon

Panos Panay, Microsoft's chief product officer overseeing Surface and Windows, is leaving the company after nearly 20 years.
Panay will be replacing Dave Limp as head of Amazon's devices organization, responsible for Alexa, Echo, Fire TV and Kindle.
Yusuf Mehdi will take over leadership of the Windows and Surface businesses externally at Microsoft.
The shakeup comes shortly before Microsoft's expected Surface hardware event that Panay was set to lead.
Panay's move raises questions about Microsoft's hardware ambitions and Amazon's strategy with an influential new leader.