And it's come to this

And turn in your key to the executive washroom

Steven Sinofsky, Windows and Windows Live President at M$ and one who was apparently often at loggerheads with CEO Steve Baldy Ballmer, has left the company, effective immediately.

Sinofsky saved M$ from the widely-recognised turd that was Windows Vista by introducing its successor, Windows 7. But he also oversaw version 8, which has met with some criticism of its user interface, and for which the jury is still out.

But effective immediately, that's a euphemism for don't let the door slam your butt on the way out, isn't it?