Satya Nadella will never read WC thread but, a "global survey of PO'd users" might get picked up by the Press? Maybe what MS really needs is a complete corporate leadership flush out. I have personally seen such apps on existing windows tablets. I don't see anyone calling Macs a rejected platform. It's more like he doesn't care, interviews like this are just lip service to try to placate Windows fans. Nadella is a strong CEO pick, but his job will be industrial strength. No such action has been taken so I call BS on MS. Everyone was excited to see real hardware matched to the os. India's Satya isn't Sundar; that's our ugly truth I'm not bitter or angry - that takes too much energy - just a little heartbroken because I have to give up something I love. Windows rules the desktop and laptop marketatthe moment. But the mere cost of Surface revenue was more than the revenue itself, meaning that the larger Surface loss for the period was much larger than you might think. noun Google Glass anyone? It's frustrating to see for a company I was quite overzealous about at a time. The global PC market is expected to contract a few points this year, and then bottom out in 2015. Maybe other basic apps like To-Do or even Windows Central? They could have moved the new Insider fork to just the X3 and kept a core group of loyalists happy while testbeding the tech. Its demise seems engineered by the current CEO. I always changed phone carriers just to get my hands on the latest Windows Phone. SINGAPORE November 17, 2022 Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella visited Singapore today to experience first-hand how innovative technologies and insights are supporting the region's technology ecosystem of developers, startups and companies across every industry. Many people wish for single product / service which perfectly blends there all needs. Satya Nadella, chief executive officer said in . hprbl/ Windows Phone just worked, but with each release they took away more and more features and broke other ones. But they didn't do that. So when people use a device that fits their need it will be apple or android and that will affect their options/choices in the enterprise. If people start to use other software than Microsoft Office on those Android phones and Iphones then well then Microsoft is actually tottally irrelevant on the smartphones and hence really out of the bit data business in the smart phone business. we also need to put the blame on AT&T. Who Satya Nadella is: the career path of a top executive. It was a record third quarter, driven by the continued strength of the Microsoft Cloud, which surpassed $23 billion in revenue, up 32% year-over-year. If you go back and look though, I was a HUGE MS/ Windows Mobile supporter. It would significantly provide an assistance to avail the opportunities of the external business environment. Never again ! While a Surface Phone would have me interested, to think the percentage of people who would care is above the 3% (if that), would be a dream. What was left was probably fixable to an extent. Admitting you made a mistake takes more integrity than continuing down the wrong path. Lets take a moment instead to focus on what could go wrong for the new CEO. About the time I got around to rewriting the app, since it worked just fine keeping it as an 8 app I took my time, 10 was coming out. Why? However, since I only have hints of what they are working on with Windows on ARM and CShell, I have to pick up something else. You can create superb augmented reality but if people are using it on the device people have in their pocket you are lost. Mobile is small?? How will Microsoft stay relevant? According to Herminia Ibarra, Aneeta Rattan, Anna Johnston , there is huge scope of improvement in inventory management. Windows 10 has the numbers and we see new good quality apps appearing in the store on a daily basis. I'm done with MS. In an act of outstanding bravery, on the same stage that hosted some of Ballmer's most gruesome power performances, stood Nadella, humble and soft . I know it's nothing like an apology or anything like that but it at least helps to feel that our voices ate being heard. Nadella Satya is struggling to restructure processes in light of developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. They should have just purchasedParallels and created a Parallels for windows phone that runs ios and android apps and we would not even be having this conversation. I'm sure if you added all this up, again, like most you, tons of money invested in their products and services. Anyone who seriously thought that Microsofts board was going to choose an outsider who was willing to blow up Microsofts core businesses was, um,qualified to runfor Mayor of Toronto. Nadella made the obvious,and sensible,business decision to pull the plug. I had two Lumia 822's, two 928's(me and my girlfriend, who loved her 928 btw) an Icon and now a 735. What current management fails to get is that they are focused on sub-optimization. The dual SIM system is great for when I travel it allows me to separate which contact I call on which SIM. We shouldn't actually be in this space to begin with, if you were leading from the front or at the very least reaching out to your consumers and closely hearing what is being said. PLEASE SET UP A "SURVEY" with both Are you upset that Satya Nadella is abandoning Windows Mobile? Microsoft must rethink its business looking for a leadership with strength in marketing to achieve strategic agreements that allow the company to recover its level of competition. Other than that, this company is doomed. Great person.not a great person to push microsoft forward. They cut down every interesting product. But developers need to be seriously wooed back to the Windows platform. Go ahead and pull the arm of the compting slot machine and cross your fingers. What is taking shape now is that consumers are finally catching on that Microsoft within a short period of time gives up on hardware,for example Zune, Windows RT, Micosoft Band, and now Windows Phone. Or that employees/consumers with Android or Apple phones are going to adopt MS's AI, MR, Cortana, Edge, etc., etc. What Microsoft's Satya Nadella thinks about work of the future But this is still sad to see. Love their outlook, and onenote but changes needed. This is what we should expect from MS? Know what is Cerebral Palsy, the condition that led to Satya Nadella's Now the Lumia owners are cut away to sink or swim. I think that a key weakness that is rarely discussed . For example, more will start use google docs and storage (due to integration with phone etc.) To them, if one aspect of infrastructure is failing, you cut it out and either replace it with a better part or you cut it out and re-route, as that's the cheapest option with a lower lead time. They did this with browsers in the early days of the consumer based internet. Then what? Without mobile they will dissappear in years to come. MS has to get into mobile to stay relevant - even with business WP had no developer to speak of and there was 0% chance of it ever challenging Android oriOS. They only needed to work on it! I understand your frustration but I do not agree to your comment people will not return. But he had passion and he truly seemed to care about Microsoft. The temptation so far for the managers at Nadella Satya is to focus on the domestic market only. Ok, Jason. The rise was based on hopes that the underlying technology will live up to the prediction by Satya Nadella, the company's CEO, that it would "reshape pretty much every software category that we know." . You won that battle because of the staple applications of Word & Excel, things people use everyday (like mobile phones of today), was a market you got into very early and stuck it out. My, how time flies. But it is possible to enforce some sanity in the transition from licensed software tosubscription services. the fact is Windows smart phones were not selling very well so Microsoft cut back on Windows smart phones.but Microsoft CEO Nadella and other Microsoft execs hinted Microsoft will make a smart phone that does not look like smart phone out there today. They will naturally go with what they know, which won't be Microsoft. If you pretend to be a global player you'd better have people in your Board that are connected to the different regions you want to serve, so that also goes for Asia-Pacific, China etc. Jason this is one of the BEST articles I've read by you! Some notable recommendations from Microsoft CEO is the book called Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck. Satya Nadella | 2019 Businessperson of the Year | Fortune That may not be the case. History does repeat itself, and in the corporate world it is usually because of poor management and lack of vision. Started with an HTC Surround Windows 7 Phone back in 2011, kept that for a few years, then upgraded to Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 Phone, Things I liked about Windows 7 and 8 Phones, no worries on viruses or malware, the smooth intergreation with my Desktop, Sadly had to switch to Android in December 2015 as got tired of not having apps that I needed. The only apparent certainty at this point is that Nadella cares ONLY about Microsoft's cloud services, and Andriod & iOS apps. Which they were supposed to use to build the best mobile platform. That sh*t just doesn't add up. MS, however, feel differently? I highly doubt there were only 20 mil users seeing as I personally know loads who has bought into the Windows ecosystem with no input from me or someone like me. I have 40k worth of their stock, my vote will be to give his butt the boot. I get that MS makes lots of money from providing software and services that only enterprises can buy. The market research . I still use Bing as my search engine on an iPhone (1520 died and instead of utilizing the only company who actually innovated with WP, MS decided to kill off the deal), I like Microsoft Edge, I use Windows 10 Pro on a PC. Abandoning the consumer space is insane. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that his company is prepared to seize market share and grow despite economic uncertainty over inflation in the U.S. and a potential recession in the near. (And Im always amused by my colleagues when the 18 Things Satya Nadella Must Do Now to Save Microsoft phase begins.). Microsoft reported earnings on Tuesday, and its cloud growth is slowing down. it seems to me that not only does the company have contempt for users, it can no longer write programmes that work with its own operating syustem. Microsoft reminds me of IBM. Decided to Not buy an Xbox. I don't blame Nadella as much as I blame Ballmer. However, with OneCore/CShell, where Windows 10 can scale up or down, depending on form factor, a developer, developing UWP apps for Windows 10 desktops/laptops, simply will add the extra lines of code necessary for Windows 10 to scale down to a smaller form factor, such as might be presented by a phablet/voice enabled device (or even the rumoured Andromeda device). all running on a appstore controlled by Microsoft. And you know what two years back they seemed to really start to look cool. Which is what it looked like they were doing and what HP was doing. He had cynically deceived loyal fans of W10M. You can create the greatest OS known to man, but without apps the platform will be DOA. Satya Nadella - Wikipedia ting Vit Yes it would excite the few remaining die hard fans here, but everyone else will yawn and continue with their Apple and Android devices because it will have no MOBILE apps. At the end of the day we're supposed youse it, but many features are good in potential but are half baked, or even not accessible in many regions and languages. I also felt pretty betrayed owning am Xbox One original. It's very difficult to tell what is quote, secondary source, or your opinion in these articles. "I did not get why the world needed the third ecosystem in phones, unless we changed the rules." You've even way over engineered Visual Studio so much that VB & C# are no long intuitive and much more confusing to use and develop in. blackberry 10 had native android runtime. Inspirational Motivation. I suspect it will be announced at the right time (not a second earlier) and it will definitely be oriented at corporate use and prosumers. It doesn't have to compete against companies that make a lot of gadgets. Satya Narayana Nadella (Telugu: , / n d l /; born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-American business executive. Only some "We told you so!"'s. How much have you or your company invested in Microsoft "mobile" over the last 5 years? Expansion into international market can help Nadella Satya to tap into international talent market. Are you kidding!?!? SInce Nadella seems to be incapable of grasping the strategic environment he finds himself in given the context of the tech industry, let me put this in retail termsit's 2005 and Google is Walmart, Apple is Target, and Microsoft is Sears. Whats next Xbox, then Surface? Strengths come from positive aspects of five key resources & capabilities - physical resources such as land, building, financial resources, past experiences and successes, human resources, and activities & processes . all history now. Nah he is just paving the way of killing "the shiny new thing" in a few months to a year, again citing no developer interest. Making so many mistakes is ground for dismissal in any workplace. Because Gates has moved to Android and Belfiore to an iOS they will soon see what the benefits and disadvantages are. Nadella Satya has tried to diversify first using different brands and then by adding various features based on customer preferences. Nonetheless, ValueAct was persistent enough to earn a seat on the Microsoft corporate board, which it will occupy next month. My whole family is on Windows Phone because of me,I have lost friends defending and aruging overWindows Phoneand itsaddens me that this CEO has dragged Microsoft down to this point and yes I blame him. It's Too Soon To Judge Satya Nadella | TechCrunch Windows and MD is in serious trouble because he left the only market that matters. Enterprise is everything. This is what happens in any company that has 80%+ market share in anything. Corrections? When my 950 dies or I'm clearly missing out on the coolest phone features, I'll move over to Google and say goodbye toone OneDrive etc. A loyal user since Win 3.1I dispair. Your best so far. MICROSOFT=IBM..Sent from my new note8 **** Windows. I still use my Xbox for games primarily and entertainment at home (Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc. Look at Corvette. Now time to guarantee their devices on point of sale. The digital imperative for every organization By Satya Nadella Jul 19, 2022. the penny drops at MS? So the more you sell the more money you throw in. On my Surface Pro 3, I like Stagelight by open labs. Thatmemorable momentwas first uploaded to YouTube in 2006, more than eight years ago. On a MacBook, I like the simplicity of garageband. I think abandoning Windows 10 mobile was a mistake, I realised when I was looking at the AR headsets they just released and I thought "but maybe they will abandon it in a year or two". Very cheap, but fun to use! MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY! Managing desktop and server and client access licenses is enough to make even the most diligent accountant break into a cold sweat and grab his security blanket. If the goal is a unified platform and therefore only on OS shared by all devices, then developers need not develop for "mobile." Android and iOS are clearly both better than they were, but I just prefer the layout and feel of W10 M. I am not sure what I will do next, part of me thinks "buy a 950XL or an X3 but they might ditch support in 6 months". Silverlight, WindowsRT, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Microsoft Band, Skype (Consumer End), Windows Phone, Nokia, Windows 10 Mobile, and now Groove and we could probably read the tea leaves to see what's next. There is a reason why most tech companies are moving into consumer market. Microsoft is now worth more than $2.26 trillion. Windows Azure, Microsofts IaaS and PaaS cloud computing could services slip given that Nadellas attention will be now more broadly distributed. You might get lucky but I'm not betting on you any more. This adds one more reason why Microsoft struggles in consumers market. Microsoft's CEO wrote for Fast Company about a quote from philosopher Sren Kierkegaard that . A lack of mobile has meant that it has no "non-tech" information feeding in to change help its narrative. Any "survey experts" to SEND A STRONG MESSAGE to Satya Nadella - I will sign and,can get dozens of others just by myself. Is this happening to please investors? Personally, to me is rather obviously simple however to many it won't be. They have opened the door and made it easy for the competitors. Time to put some Europeans in the MS Board! We can all appreciate that thirst for knowledge. MS still dominates most aspects of computer infrastructure and Android/iOS isn't replacing that anytime soon. The WMR headsets i mean. But then Microsoft figured - it's just a couple of hundred bucks down the crapper, I mean, you've already stood by me through so much. "We didn't get . After groove and the W10 mobile announcement I ordered my Pixel and have moved everything over to Google. No big deal. This brings us to: A huge chunk of the PC market remains on Windows XP. It's just a phone people, maybe leave cancer, autism, spousal abuse out of the commentary? I'm really glad I left when I did now cause I would seriously be pissed having spent all this time hoping in something Microsoft never delivered. I want another Windows device for mobile but I can't make an informed decison without information. What Could Go Wrong For Satya Nadella? TechCrunch By completely ceding this space, Microsoft is in effect abandoning personal computing. I've recently been on Android and had to go through the growing pains of my mom switching to iOS. They will fail at AR/VR etc with the same gusto. The fact that Google did and Microsoft didn't is, well, rather sad in my view. Slow down development on android and iOS, push out universal store apps first then their ios and android counterparts. Apps were coming over fairly regularly and MS put a lot of energy into its Xamarin purchase and development. Probably then he would pay attention and his bottom line would change Amd that of his short term investors. So market share never took off - regardless of the fact that the UI and overall experience was (and remains) far superior to the hunt-peck-oogle idiom of iPhone (which is like a nursery school toy) and Android (which sucks electrons faster than a Tesla at full speed). Windows will keep only gamers, because there is no other gaming platform. Thats not an enviable job. Unless/until hundreds of millions are sold, no one is going to write MOBILE apps for it, because developers have all been burned too many times. (Hint: Thats not likely to involve spinning off Bing, which has an important role to playat the core of other products.). But at some point Surface will need to flip to the black. They cancelled their entire European release and gave up. The last guy with both vision and passion was Gates, and unless he pulls a Jobs and steps in the company will become the next IBM. Who will buy MS product except company who use Office and cloud. That might not happen.