As Microsoft’s CEO search has dragged on and on, we’ve been treated to a series of leaks about its future plans that in many cases seem completely contradictory. For example, we’ve heard over just the last month that Microsoft is considering ditching the Metro UI for Windows Phone while at the same time adding more Metro UI features to the desktop mode of Windows 8. Why Microsoft would abandon the Metro UI for its mobile devices while only pushing it more onto the desktop is anyone’s guess but the likely answer is that many different factions within the company are leaking different ideas as trial balloons to see which ones generate the most positive response. Michael Mace, the founder of