Microsoft's CVP of Design, Windows, and Devices, Ralf Groene, just announced his retirement after 17 years of service. Groene will be remembered for his contributions to Microsoft Surface tablets ...

Ralf Groene was responsible for the design of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and worked closely with former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay on a line of Surface devices over the past decade.

Another driving force behind Microsoft's Surface range of products has joined Amazon. Former head of design for Windows and devices, Ralf Groene, announced this week that he has started a new role ...

(Ralf Groene via LinkedIn ... At Amazon, he joins Panos Panay, the former Microsoft Windows and Surface leader who now oversees Amazon’s Devices & Services business, including Kindle e-readers ...

Here, Groene is posing with the prototype NFL-branded Type Covers for the Surface Pro 4. This is before the lacquer and electronics go into them to turn them from real, actual fabric into thin ...