Why did Microsoft decide Times New Roman is démodé?

There are bigger problems in the world, but can anyone come up with a good reason for why whoever programmed Microsoft Word 2011 would set the default font to Cambria? Are you kidding me???

Does anyone know how to change the default font once and for all, so that I do not have to change each header, footnote, etc., for every single document? Times New Roman, you’re all I ever wanted…