It was over when Google gave Android away for free and Microsoft kept charging for Windows Mobile. Now even UWP apps will die soon without any comitment to mobile platform. Quit being so stupid and open All devices to All carriers, Idiots. Sure, there's the Holodeck, but that's a plot device and not an actual envisioning of "how stuff gets done." The few million people who owned windows phones I guarantee were Microsoft's biggest fans. Amid the rise of work-from-home culture post-Covid-19 lockdowns, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that bosses are scared that their employees slack off while working from home. when Google and Apple are successfully marketing their own products? 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. Most people in the US don't understand the pull of Nokia as brand. Right now the average Joe might see AI as Siri, Google now, and Alexa. 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. I have stayed with Windows phone since the first version came out and now suddenly knowing that MS is abondoning this platform has caused me anguished and lose faith completely in MS. Will get ready to get an android phone (as I am never an apple fan) and also will migrate MS related apps to other platform too. Office365 has seen very strong growth in its early stages. Microsoft is now worth more than $2.26 trillion. The Surface Phone has been promised for YEARS! To get developers, they would have needed 25% or more at least, and users that spend money in the app store. I said back when the Verizon Fiasco came about that it signalled an existential moment for Microsoft. Awesome 20mp camera And windows 10 is finally usable with creators update :)) The iphone 4 with the old Os it has still has more apps than your 950xl. Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO, in a session at the Annual Meeting, told Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, that a golden age of AI is under way and will redefine work as we know it. I cannot come to purchase another mac. After the 3rd, 4th 5th time they get it wrong, I'm sure you would write off that place from getting your money and time, because they clearly can't or don't care about your service. A fan and loyalist since the first Samsung Focus, I'm not sure what to think of any potential refresh. There should be no tears shed for a company that does not need the consumers! So he admits it? Poor decision in the long run, but what do these corporate heads care? Nokia always built the best Windowsphones anyway. 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. Keep the hardware division growing fast. Consumers need free or less pricy option. Tried that twice actually. Again, this is one of the bestarticles I read from you. Even a ******* can become king..with loyalty and hard work.. We have been loyal..its about time Microsoft started being loyal to itself, its vision and to us as well.. What "unlock shareholder. Perhaps even that one will go universal app as many others . But until recently Surface and mobile were separate, meaning my statements about Surface would not apply to the 950 series. For the company to completely ignore the passionate pleas from people on this site who merely want to use their products on a mobile device shows arrogance and contempt.
Satya Nadella | 2019 Businessperson of the Year | Fortune Business is going to change as these kids age. Let's look at the last 5-7 years. Hit Refresh describes how Satya Nadella brought new life to Microsoft by rediscovering its "soul" when he took over as CEO in 2014. - Threats of New Entrants because of Reducing Costs and Increasing Efficiencies As Nadella Satya can leverage low cost of reaching customers using social media and e-commerce, so can the competitors both local and international competitors. That sh*t just doesn't add up. In my experience because too many didn't even realise it existed due to a total lack of marketing. Xbox will be spun off as a self governed entity and Windows/Office is already bordering on non relevant seeing as most people today, and I'm talking about real people, not you or me, get along just fine with an iPad or Android tablet. VHS v Betamax, MP3 v losless audio, Beats Headphones v any named audio house) just which is the most popular. Read Satya Nadella's letter to employees; . This presents Nadella Satya two big challenges how to maintain loyal customers and how to cater to the new customers. This is sucky. Nearly 30 percent, to be precise. I hope Nadella has jotted down a note to himself: Do not attempt to re-create Ballmer developers video. Worse-than-expected PC sales would also harm OEM revenues for Microsoft, both from consumers and enterprises. Here are 5 insights Nadella shared throughout their discussion that illustrate leadership qualities within the changing workplace. Too late. It's just a phone people, maybe leave cancer, autism, spousal abuse out of the commentary? You have lost a loyal customer in my and I am certain that there are many millions doing the same.
Nadella: Our industry respects innovation, not tradition - CNET Which they were supposed to use to build the best mobile platform. Overall, Nadella embraces self-awareness as a leader and for organizations: "If there's criticism for what you're doing, it's appropriate to look in the mirror and understand whether there are changes needed. In effect it has contributed to its own entropy. Now, years later, we hear how much the people in charge hated it. Not a clunky old device from work - because outside of the tech industry most people don't get shiny new laptops every 12-18months. An original Xbox, 5 different Xbox 360's(red ring of death on two of them(! Its an encouraging development that Scott Guthrie, famous for his red shirts and a love for developers that is more real (if less boisterous) than Ballmers, will be acting head of the server and enterprise group, reporting to Nadella. Andoroid's dominance as the most prevalent OS on the market was built on that, and the "App Gap" grew as a result of that. But, in the harsh afterglow of Googles Motorola purchase and sale, you have to wonder what might happen. At that time, the corporation's market capitalization was around $311 billion. It is a crying shame that MS keeps coming out with innovative products but fails to follow up on developing the products. Windows 8.x fails to garner significant tablet market share, despite updates. They should have kept it going until they had something else to offer verus, "whelp we're pulling the plug, go give your money to someone else and we hope you'll like whatever we bring out in the future, IF we decide to bring it out." We're going to move to Android and IOS, and anything MS announces "in the future" won't matter to those who have moved on. - Growing Market Size and Evolving Preferences of Consumers Over the last decade and half the market size has grown at brisk pace. Satya decided to scrap it. Ok, Jason. (Like gmail instead of outlook mail and calendar). DAN HOWLEY: Satya Nadella has been Microsoft's CEO since February, 2014 and chairman of the board since 2021. The Surface division had a rocky start but seems to have recovered after those initial stumbles. Satya went for the cheap option.
Satya Nadella - Wikipedia What Microsoft lost is more than a windows mobile customer. WP8 was the beginning of Microsoft's downward spiral in mobile because while they just started to get serious in mobile, iPhone was already in on it's 4th generation and Android was picking up steam due to it's open ended platform. Yet they keep making the same mistakes, over and over and over. just about ALL Windows 10 Microsoft Store Apps anf the Centennial Win32 desktop PC programs that are in the Windows 10 "Microsoft store" such a device would be like a smallhand held Surface Pro Tablet and run the same apps and PC proghrams the Surface pro 2 in 1 uses. Somehow I don't see MS as wanting me in any future. You arejust wrong. Google and Apple are committed and welcome talent. Windows and MD is in serious trouble because he left the only market that matters. May also look into jumping to the Apple ecosystem because it all just works together like the Microsoft one used to. You're sad now but believe me, once you move to a stable and stress free phone you'll be happy. A target for occasionally interesting apps, sure, but an encompassing platform for Microsoft to bet their future on, in the belief it will be indispensible for users - nope. It's far easier to hold on to customers than it is to acquire them. I don't mean this to sound hyperbole, but I'm beginning to think in 10 years or so, MS will be IBM. However, there are a considerable number of things missing in Android as a basic function that Windows Mobile had built in for years. Some notable recommendations from Microsoft CEO is the book called Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck. I mean VR and AI COULD be incorporated into XBox and PC..but thats not where the market is going. MS didn't have the foresight to see that they didn't have to sell the OS to monetize it. They dabbled in PCs for a few years, but then got out. Microsoft's annual stockholders meeting, as I recall is November 29, 2017 - 49 days from today - why not speak with a LOUD GLOBAL VOICE! They aren't accountable for their mistakes or give clear messages as to which direction they are going in. Apple gets it, Google gets it, Adobe gets it, and Amazon gets it; but Microsoft misses it. You have any data to show any meaningful increase in sales? The world may not need a third ecosystem, but Microsoft needed to be that third ecosystem.
Satya Nadella Succes Story - The Complete Journey of Microsoft's CEO Because a tech company in 2017 without a mobile presence is not a tech company worth talking about. Associate Editor, Encyclopdia Britannica. Although the loss of Groove Music Pass hurts. Me, I love live tiles. This is going to hurt Microsoft for the coming decades. If only HP had its own mobile platform. Is he really a CEO ? 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. MS has basically managed Windows Phone in the same light. Now, we're having to move on. I'm saying if you believe otherwise, you're being driven by something other than statistical probability. Windows will keep only gamers, because there is no other gaming platform. Felt completely abandoned. I will never understand how a software GIANT can be so damn bad as software. Or that employees/consumers with Android or Apple phones are going to adopt MS's AI, MR, Cortana, Edge, etc., etc. How they turned their early lead, and the potential for synergy with Nokia into zilch is truly remarkable. - Lack of Work force diversity I believe that Nadella Satya is not diverse enough given that most of its growth so far is in its domestic market. - High Margins Nadella Satya charges a premium compare to its competitors. I agree with much of what you said.and then Befiores comment.he must never have gone into any of the phone storesbecause during MOST of windows phones life (regardless of iteration), you could almost never find them in the storesor they were relegated to the back tiny corner with next to no supportand most of the folks in the store would either tell you bad thing about the phone (not truly knowing the truth or having any experience or training in the phopne whatsoever), or push you to either android or iPhones. Spotify doesn't work on my 950 either, I get the same revolving dots as you.
Bosses scared that employees slack off while WFH: Satya Nadella Nadella is the worst CEO in the history of Microsoft, from a consumer point of view of course. Instead it will just make them more comfortable with iOS or Android since they can get the best of both worlds. The high brass at MSFT has to be replaced. I'm not bitter or angry - that takes too much energy - just a little heartbroken because I have to give up something I love. I haven't seen any apologists here today. A few apps on iOS and android will do nothing to change that as Microsoft become a forgotten company for the vast majority of users. They embraced the browser market and extended it with special html handling. No one cares about that. They think they cannot lose the enterprise space, but IBM thought that about OS/2. What unlock shareholder value really means is sell off or spin off assets andgive the cash to shareholders. Which might be at odds with the long-term strategy of the company itself. Has strong global presence and a large distribution network. Keep up the great work Windows Central team. It is simple and easy to interact with but Apple as whole interacts with very few things outside its own verse. It doesn't pass the Star Trek Tech test: There's gazillions of handheld devices in the Star Trek universe. When I read #HitRefresh it means kick the most loyal catagory of Windows Fans in the teeth in the mobile catagory. I agree, IBM now has declining revenue, because to the ordinary person, IBM has no relevance at all. That's ok though. As soon as loyal Phone users switch to iOS or Android they are only a step away from moving eco systems entirely. While Mr Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, was declared the "Person of the Year" by the Financial Times, Mr Pichai was named the CEO of Alphabet, the principal company which owns Google, of which Mr. Unfortunately, some folk didn't realize the piece actually addressed all of UWP, not just mobile, The man had more than two choices. A $299 Surface with 64GB, keyboard included, could do the job IMHO. Now, you have recognised that mobile is the entry to nearly everything else. Removing such items from the list of devices, that can be the vehicle for the future developments, will hurt the overall reception to anything MS is attempting to achieve. Its up to Nadella to ensure that the Surface project can finally be taken off financial life support and walk under its own steam. Im not going to pretend that I have enough insight or experience to tell Satya Nadella how to run Microsoft. Hei Nadella! You know it is a mistake, and you still do it. So it wasn't completely stupid as long as it was the only way to stay in the race until you figure out something better. My, how time flies. I'm not worried about the hardware though. He obviously had a plan and in hindsight not a good one. we equip you to harness the power of disruptive innovation, at work and at home. I feel your pain! 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.
Satya Nadella Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics - Healthy Celeb all history now. Integrate the Nokia division without bloodshed. Desktops and laptops will not go away but many working tasks WILL move over to the more PC like smart phones in the future. Due to the recent news of Microsoft team members saying they have switched over to another mobile OS and that Micosoft has finally admitted given up on Windows Mobilewas the last straw for me. Speakers Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Geneva Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corp. Podcast transcript Topics: Tech and Innovation Share: More episodes: md md Besides it offers some features copied in the latest iPhone x. WebOS was a great OS on very underpowered hardware. Time is Running Out, Motorola's handy Bluetooth device adds satellite messaging, Linux 6.2: The first mainstream Linux kernel for Apple M1 chips arrives, Sony's new headphones adopt WH-1000XM5 technology at a great price, The perfectly pointless $197 gadget that some people will love. It really is sad that Nadella were so short sighted. I was a fan of MS but the end of windows phone and the end of groove music is the end for me, MS have a story of letting people down, and I cannot make a come back to them in any future, they lose me for ever android central, here I come lol. Jason, did you sign an NDA with MS? 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. They need to name and market it under a different moniker!!!! - Project Management is too focused on internal delivery rather than considering all the interests of external stakeholders. Nadella made the obvious,and sensible,business decision to pull the plug. According to Herminia Ibarra, Aneeta Rattan, Anna Johnston , Nadella Satya can use these developments in improving efficiencies, lowering costs, and transforming processes. Brazil, France, Canada, UK, India, and Thailand were the countries where more than 40% of their respective populations were using Windows phones. Which leads to no sales.. Nor do the actual sales numbers, consistently the demand for Lumias exceeded sales in Asia and Europe, they could have capitalized on it. Corrections? The only thing wrong with Windows Mobile was that MS did not commit to developing the OS and decided that MS did not need the consumers anymore. How likely are you to continue to believe and trust the Microsoft ecosystem"? Windows Phone was great for a small amount of time but it failed all in all. IF there is sufficient timespan, I will set aside funds for the Samsung Note 9 or the Surface Note/Phone. And no Surface Phone. @Sean D. I completely agree. Microsoft is really sorry about those other times it deserted you but it loves you - it's getting counseling and turning over a new leaf. But, when you are a legacy icon, everyone wants to rip down your statue.
Who Satya Nadella is: the career path of a top executive. "People often ask how it's going," said Nadella. If not to zero, then at least to a level where the price differential from devices that run Android/Chrome or other almost-free operating systems is clearly warranted by a solid value proposition. And finally, it has been an assumption that Nadella will have full avail of Microsofts cadre of executive vice presidents. According to Herminia Ibarra, Aneeta Rattan, Anna Johnston in Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset study there are enough evidences that with such a high quality of products and services, Nadella Satya can compete with other global players in international market.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: We 'Outgrew The Market In Every Category' I am currently in the process of selling my 3 Windows Phones, XBox One, Surface Laptop and Band and I will be switching over to another OS and believe you me I will NOT be downloadiing any apps or software that is associated with Microsoft and I hope many many others follow suite.
What are Satya Nadella's greatest strengths and weaknesses? Before becoming CEO, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and . It is all masterful sleight of hand to distract attention away from weakness in enterprise spending, the genesis of Microsoft's core business. Spotyfi does not work at all on my Lumia 950 XL When starting, 5 dots passes over the screen for several minutes. He called a a rejected platform and yet at 1 point, there were as many windows phone users as there are Mac users. Do you know what 8.1 brought for me? If key talent departs, he could find himself lacking down-ticket leadership in key areas. I also own Suface products, and I am very pleased with the devices however I won't buy anymore unless I see that MS is going to support the sytems and not leave me hanging in the cold. What really killed it though was the repeated reboots of mobile since WP7 where they left everyone in the dust moving forward. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. Opportunities are macro environment factors and developments that Nadella Satya can leverage either to consolidate existing market position or use them for further expansion. As an OS company, I don't understand how MS seems to have failed to grasp is that "consumer" = "enterprise." Please do yourself a favor, and get either an iPhone or Android device. On consumer devices, the cost of a license is going to have to drop dramatically. I can honestly say that it is not stress free and definitely not stable. And I'm going to get my hardware partners to build devices too. After all, I'm 'only' a consumer! It's very early days for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and for the company's overhaul from a 1990s PC company to a service and cloud company. That may not be the case.
Microsoft's AI Pivot Pays Off - Investors Ignore Bing's Mediocrity Early last year, the ValueAct Capital hedge fund took a $2 billion stake in Microsoft and began agitating for change. According to Herminia Ibarra, Aneeta Rattan, Anna Johnston , Nadella Satya needs fundamental changes to business model rather than cosmetic changes. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. They make great products and then abandon the users who buy them. That comment deserves an up vote. But I also use Ableton Live 9 and I tried Reaper software too. Personally, I'd return to Windows mobile if they had a decent offering on Verizon. That made the other carriers apprehensive to carry and push Windows phones, yes? Maybe it's not too late. This almost-great Raspberry Pi alternative is missing one key feature, This $75 dock turns your Mac Mini into a Mac Studio (sort of), Samsung's Galaxy S23 Plus is the Goldilocks of Smartphones, How the New Space Race Will Drive Innovation, How the metaverse will change the future of work and society, Digital transformation: Trends and insights for success, Software development: Emerging trends and changing roles, constitute less than 1 percent of all shares, acting head of the server and enterprise group, reporting to Nadella. I am still using one drive, one note and outlook. Satya Nadella i Competing in the Age of AI Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World Marco Iansiti Source: "An important book that explains what's required to rethink the firm and become an AI-first company." - Satya Nadella View on Amazon 2 recommenders Mark Cuban Satya Nadella i No Rules Rules Can someone from WC actually get a quick interview with this CEO? Plus many government agencies were selecting windows phones for security reasons. Almost a complete rewrite of my app because, even using the components and methods Microsoft recommended, they managed to change everything from user interface to file data access the only thing that still worked was my core logic. I'm sure if you added all this up, again, like most you, tons of money invested in their products and services. Until then we can enjoy the many new Universal apps on our superior Lumia 950 (XL) phones. The excitement, expectation, thrill, is just not the same).. By sticking with the current project he not only earns respect from consumers, he also makes his loyalty a rallying and starting point for everyone. Clearly said in one of the articles Mixed Reality or AI makes no sense without mobile device. The faster release tempo is a good thing for consumers, but makes IT pros nervous. I was MS biggest cheer leader. Jason Ward's synopsis "Nadella's broken consumer, developer, and OEM relationships will invariably affect the company's future." I already sell my HP elite x3, but I still using windows phone 10 with my ex Lumia 930. - Inventory Management Based on the details provided in the Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset case study, we can conclude that Nadella Satya is not efficiently managing the inventory and cash cycle. History does repeat itself, and in the corporate world it is usually because of poor management and lack of vision. The work that goes into Windows and Office ends up in both the enterprise and consumer/soho versions of those two products. You might get lucky but I'm not betting on you any more. When I switched to the LG G6 I decided to give Google's services a try and let's be honest other than office Google's offerings are better than Microsoft's especially on an android phone. @JaimitoFrog.Yeahthats the ticketMS would be bankrupt in 6 months. - Culture of sticky prices in the industry Nadella Satya operates in an industry where there is a culture of sticky prices. Sure there are a handful but nowhere what Microsoft had if it had not abandoned consumers. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. I bought a Zune, loved it!
And lastly taking simple things like a weekly calenders view or linked in boxes away in 8.1 and waitingb11 and 12 months to give them back is not acceptable either. HoloLens is cool and all but its not in consumers hands. But it should lead the way for its products and services, and Windows Phone is the platform to do just that. I have been Microsoft everything since the DOS days, not anymore. Now, No ******* thing. Companies that go after short term profits and sacrifice visions always lose in the long term, and unfortunately MSFT is at that crossroad. The only thing I can see is them forking Android apps to work natively on the PC. 2023 ZDNET, A Red Ventures company. After several paragraphs it ended on a balanced note, stating: "Both Bing and Bard have their strengths and weaknesses, and they are still evolving and improving over time. Dongles on the TV ( Firestick anyone ), Handhelds..etc.. Too late, Satya. I mean for now they are great systems if you use OneDrive and windows 10 pc. You can create the best AI on the planet but if it's not on a mobile device and can be used daily then it's not going to be used.