I'm surprised how short and to the point Satya's letter is to Steve. You would think in the 20+ years they worked together he would relate some kind of interesting or personal story. Instead it's pretty terse and reads like a termination letter. I wonder if it was really Steve's choice to step down off the board.
For all I know, in the twenty plus years they worked together, they both related lots of interesting and personal stories. Obviously Microsoft's PR department decided the official announcement of change in leadership wasn't the place for those, though. Remember the thing actually being communicated here is "yes, this is all part of the plan - so there is no need to panic sell Microsoft shares".
