"Microsoft will undergo a reorganization, splitting the division that Johnson runs -- platforms and services -- into two groups, one focusing on the Windows operating system and the other on search and other online services.
Johnson's departure is the latest hurdle to a possible transaction between Yahoo and Microsoft, a few days after the Web company and investor Carl Icahn settled a looming proxy fight to force Yahoo to strike a deal with Microsoft.
A source briefed on the matter said Johnson will leave to become the chief executive at Juniper Networks Inc (NasdaqGS:JNPR - News), which makes equipment for communications networks.
The departure of Johnson, who worked closely with Ballmer during its on-again, off-again negotiations with Yahoo, is another setback for Microsoft's online business, where the company is trailing Google Inc ."
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