I don't think Satya can (or even attempt to) do this:
Posted on 05/15/2014 11:48:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Three months ago Microsoft announced that long-time Microsoftie Satya Nadella would become the company's third-ever CEO.
That has turned out to be a very smart choice.
In a few short weeks, the company has a fresh outlook and a more respectful attitude toward all of its constituents, its customers, developers and, most especially, its competitors.
The sunny outlook is infectious. Microsoft's stock is trading at a 14-year high, hovering around $40 share.
A quick tour of what's been going on at Microsoft shows the company making changes at a feverish pace.
Within the past few days ...
Nadella proved that Microsoft's war with Apple is over. Microsoft has been using Apple's iPad and iPhones with Microsoft software and cloud services in public demos all over the place: at its developer's conference, at its big customer conference. We expect Apple's products to appear on stage at its big partner conference in July, too.
Under Nadella, Microsoft ended "one of the most egregious price gouging experiences in personal technology," as blogger Paul Thurrott at Supersite for Windows, called it. Microsoft said it would end the tactic of making Xbox users pay for an upgraded Live Gold subscription just to use the entertainment features included in the console.
He, himself, talked to Wall Street analysts at the quarterly conference call. That's something that Ballmer didn't do. He struck the right tone between confidence and humility, telling the Street that Microsoft's new attitude is "courage in the face of reality."
He launched Microsoft into the hottest new market, called the Internet of Things (IoT), which will become a $1.6 trillion market within four years, Microsoft says, and a $19 trillion market in a decade, Cisco says. Microsoft launched a new database, a new cloud service and a new big data analysis service for IoT apps.
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Anyone with half a brain and some humanity could outdo Ballmer.
Woulda made a better used car sales guy.
The Internet of Everything.
Oy.
But can He create a rock so large that He, Himself could not lift?
He actually remembered that the “Soft” in Microsoft is for “Software.”
You must be joshing. He would have sucked as a used-car salesguy. A bookie or a loan shark, yes, that I can see.
As for Office365 on the iPad --- good enough for what I do and I'm really enjoying rubbing my iPads new functionality in the noses of the "Surface" crowd @ the office.
Before Office365 functionality on my iPad I was perhaps 50% self sufficient, needing my laptop for content creation needs. Now I can get by creating basic content on my iPad leaving the really fancy stuff for the MS Laptop. I'm guessing I'm about 75% of fully functional with the iPad alone.
I kinda like that. Give Microsoft's new CEO props for throwing the Microsoft doors open. Keep up the good work!
Yep, Microsoft is a SOFTWARE company, focus on making the best software for all platforms. That’s the way to go.
I can’t wait for this company to go away.
You’re going to have a long wait...They got tons of cash and can buy the best minds with it.
Why do the need to go away?
Why not change to where they’re no longer doing the stuff you hate them for?
“one of the most egregious price gouging experiences in personal technology,” as blogger Paul Thurrott”
LOTFLMAO, LOTFLMAO has this idiot ever bought an Apple product?
They dropped the NSA camera from the XBone yesterday and cut the price $100. I may end up buying one for the kids.
Nadella may deserve some, perhaps a lot, of the credit, but, most of the software and technology developments were well underway and even ready for deployment, before Ballmer had even declared that he was leaving.
There may be a new attitude within the workplace, and perhaps in the minds of may Wall Street types, but, development of new software and hardware, and even services, takes a lot longer than 3 months.
Nice hype, though. I’m not taking anything away from Nadella, but, let’s give credit where credit is due.
“In a few short weeks, the company has a fresh outlook and a more respectful attitude toward all of its constituents, its customers, developers and, most especially, its competitors.”
That is complete and utter BS: Microsoft just announced everyone has two weeks to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Update 1 or they can no longer receive ANY security patches! It took Microsoft 12 years to reach that state with Windows XP, and only four weeks to get to that state with Windows 8.1. How in the hell is that considered “respectful”?
One thing I expect Microsoft to do under the new regime is when we see Windows 9 in prototype form for the first time around September 2014, it will be an OS that automatically differentiates between conventional desktop/laptop computers and touch-enabled tablet computers. In short, there will be the Windows 7 desktop UI launched by default on desktop/laptop computers and a touchscreen “Modern” UI launched by default on tablet computers. In short, a true, worthy successor to Windows 7.
Actually, that deadline has (for now) been extended to 30 June 2014—but I expect the deadline to be extended until 31 August 2014 so corporate customers can properly test Windows 8.1 Update 1.
First task - fire whoever decided to change the user interface to Office and Windows 8. Talk about a painful time waster.
I think you may be misunderstanding what they are saying. You said everyone has to update Windows 8.1 Update 1 for security patches. That is inaccurate. I’m using Windows 7, and I don’t need to upgrade. They are just saying if you are using WIndows 8.1, you need update to 8.1 Update 1. That is totally reasonable.
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