In a board room shuffle, Sanjay Kumar has stepped down from his posts of chairman and CEO at Computer Associates to become the company's chief software architect. Apparently the taint of the investigations into CA's financial practices has gotten too close to Kumar. It's not clear whether he is waiting in the wings to take back his title if the investigation exonerates him or if he is simply on his way out, briefly holding one of the same titles as Bill Gates. CA has asked Ken Cron, a board member and former technology publishing executive, to take over as interim CEO. Mike Riccuiti provides some perspective on the latest CA troubles.