Items tagged with Satya-Nadella

by Brandon Hill - Tue, May 25, 2021

Microsoft CEO Nadella Teases Next-Gen Windows Experience Coming For 1 Billion+ Users

It seems kind of hard to believe, but Windows 10 has been around for nearly six years. The operating system initially launched in summer 2015 and has seen regular updates as the years passed. However, Microsoft is ready to turn the page to a new chapter in the Windows story with what CEO Satya Nadella calls "one of... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Sat, Mar 31, 2018

Microsoft’s Myerson Departure Signals Windows Demotion In Favor Of The Cloud

Microsoft is heading in a slightly different direction. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced to employees this past week that Terry Myerson, the Executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group, would be leaving the company. Myerson’s departure signifies Microsoft’s shift away from their Windows software to... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Mon, Jan 16, 2017

Microsoft CEO Nadella Cautions Against Wielding AI As Human Replacement

Artificial intelligence allows us to push the boundaries of human capabilities. AI can contribute to self-driving cars, aid in medical diagnosis, and respond to us when we ask a device about the weather. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, however, recently warned listeners at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Jul 08, 2015

Microsoft Cuts 7,800 Jobs From Ailing Smartphone Division, Takes $7.6B Write-Down On Nokia Purchase

There’s a lot of positive energy flowing through Microsoft these days. The company by all accounts won E3 with the unveil of a new 1TB Xbox One console, a swanky new “Elite” wireless Xbox One controller, and backwards compatibility support for Xbox 360 games. And we can’t forget the July 29 release of Windows 10... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Microsoft Confirms Plans To Eliminate 18,000 Jobs, Also Putting Windows On Nokia X Handsets

No company ever announces job cuts by saying, “We’re scuttling thousands of jobs, and that sucks, but that’s business”. Microsoft’s version of tap-dancing around the nasty business of layoffs is an email from CEO Satya Nadella titled “Starting to Evolve Our Organization and... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Fri, Jul 11, 2014

Nadella’s Bold New Microsoft: Flatter Org, Leaner Process For ‘Smart, Curious, Ambitious’ People

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his work cut out for him. Although Microsoft is still one of the most important tech companies in the world, the company’s dominance is slipping as technology evolves rapidly. The company’s old product paradigms simply don’t work anymore, and Microsoft has appeared... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Mon, Mar 31, 2014

Microsoft Appoints Phil Spencer As New Xbox Chief

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced some leadership changes at the company this morning, and the Xbox area has a new chief in Phil Spencer. Spencer was formerly head of Microsoft Studios, and he’ll maintain that role and subsume the responsibilities of leading the whole Xbox crew--including the Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox Music, and... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Tue, Feb 04, 2014

Microsoft Chooses Its Third CEO

After much speculation and a churning rumor mill, Microsoft has named Satya Nadella as its third CEO, effective immediately. The only other two people to sit in the big chair at Microsoft have been Bill Gates himself and Steve Ballmer. “During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella,”... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Wed, Nov 06, 2013

Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Shortlist Includes Nokia's Stephen Elop

Ever since Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement in August, the company has been busily hunting for a new head honcho, and according to a Reuters report, among those on the shortlist are Nokia’s Stephen Elop, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, and three other external candidates whose names could not be... Read more...