Microsoft splits the Zune Team

News just coming down the pipes today alerted us to some changes Microsoft made in the Zune department. According to CNet:

Microsoft has quietly reorganized its Zune team, splitting up the hardware and software teams. The software and services portion of the Zune team–the bulk of its staff–will be added to the portfolio of Enrique Rodriguez, the vice president who currently runs Microsoft's Mediaroom and Media Center TV businesses. The hardware team, meanwhile, will now report to Tom Gibbons, who also leads the hardware design efforts within Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit.

Interesting to see what will happen with this move, the software end is now in the Mediaroom, which might mean something fancy coming out in new software. The hardware end is now over in Windows Mobile, which may or may not mean some changes to the design of the Zune. According to Enrique Rodriguez, "Zune the service needs to transcend Zune the device." Which may mean that what Microsoft is planning may actually help to break the Zune out of its box.

For those wondering about new Zune models, those will be coming in Fall of 2009.

Here is the link to the article from CNet: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10163257-56.html

What are your thoughts on this move? Is this a good move for the zune, or could a better move have been made?