One other company where a top boss was forced out by an internal power shift: Sirius XM Radio, where Mel Karmazin announced in October that he would step aside as of February 1.
"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimising the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games, " it read.
Only by tightening internal liquidity and allowing the real exchange rate to fall will competitiveness be restored as the economy will shift resources to the tradable sector.