It would seem like a bad move to openly say the “not consistently candid” and “hindering responsibilities” thing if there was no objective deception they could point to. Even if they don’t state what happened publicly, the board has to be able to defend it’s actions to it’s employees and to it’s partners at Microsoft.
My impression is that this type of public admonishment is rather rare for the ousting of a CEO, and it would be more typical to talk about a “difference of vision” or something similarly bland. I think either they have a clear cut case against him, or the board has mishandled the situation.
It would seem like a bad move to openly say the “not consistently candid” and “hindering responsibilities” thing if there was no objective deception they could point to. Even if they don’t state what happened publicly, the board has to be able to defend it’s actions to it’s employees and to it’s partners at Microsoft.
My impression is that this type of public admonishment is rather rare for the ousting of a CEO, and it would be more typical to talk about a “difference of vision” or something similarly bland. I think either they have a clear cut case against him, or the board has mishandled the situation.