This is the full audio of the session of the conversation recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland 18 January. They were right to focus on the cloud and productivity. The entire current management team and board need to be shot. I definitely did not replace my MS software with Google. At a time when Chromebooks are getting popular they should not abandon the lower end or middle of the market. And sadly true. So if an Apple/Google competitor offers a competitive product then I will give it a good look, if not my first right of refusal. So here's my planI'm going to get Panos to build the best goddam phone he can, and I'm going to make sure we upgrade it every year. Nadella IS committed to Windows Mobile - er - Windows ON mobile. I generally agree with what you say but really, you're ignoring the fact that Europe has twice as many consumers as the US. Some people say Windows Mobile / Phone was murdered, and my thought is that it wasn't, there were projects like Astoria and iOS Bridge which didn't had enough resources and marketing and didn't got attention in the Microsoft company as top priorities. Worst CEO I have ever seen, destroyed the reputation of twoonce great companies, MS and Nokia. Nadella said it's cloud first. How they turned their early lead, and the potential for synergy with Nokia into zilch is truly remarkable. 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. He's the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, and one of only three in their history. If this isn't just stupid IDK what is! Admitting you made a mistake takes more integrity than continuing down the wrong path. They will be around for a very long time and if you don't understand that well, it's obvious you don't. Nadella has been a technical, "Big Iron" guy his entire career. Nadella Satya has tried to diversify first using different brands and then by adding various features based on customer preferences. Microsoft is no longer the giant it used to be, and apparently is digging its own grave. Perhaps even that one will go universal app as many others . iPhone, Mac, ipad, Apple music, iCloud Email, Pages, Keynote, numbers etc. 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. After all, I'm 'only' a consumer! A strong desktop market would entice many app developers to implement at least some UWP features making the Windows based app experience minimally equal to native Android but in some cases, better because of the Windows unique integration. Like many of you, I've defended this platform relentlessly. I'll probably end up getting it elsewhere from someone that will actually support it. Maybe what MS really needs is a complete corporate leadership flush out. This an olive branch for the stalwarts who have been left frustrated and burnt. How about that time Microsoft took you out to than new club called Microsoft Music -you were dazzled by the iTunes competitor and so, why not invest in a few songs. But if they were smart they would not brand it Microsoft or Windows. 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. When they do have good ideas they are late to the market and other companies beat them to the punch. What really hurts is that people buy what they know. ??? Yea. that'll work. Too much hubris. - Squeezing Middle Class in Developed and Developing World The growing inequality is one of the biggest threat to not only globalization but also to capitalism. I am one of those MS loyalists who believed all the hype (now looking like BS) about Windows utility and productivity across all platforms. This time, it promises, will be different. It's a given Nadella will continue to push Windows Azure and Office 365, where hes been instrumental in their impressive growth so far. Nhu Tran February 10, 2023 Satya Nadella at Microsoft Case Study 1. And Apple is amazing but I can't sell my soul to them. Just as Google's Chrome was a trojan horse on Windows, Microsoft needs to build an app(s) on Android and iOS that consumers fall in love with and can't live without. Another economic slowdown could harm business buying cycles that have been key forMicrosofts growth. 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. Cheers to all! I like the platform because it does what I need it to do. I don't know if I'm at all typical, but I was a loyal MS fan for years, and went to great effort to work within your ecosystem - phones, tablets, PC's. 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. WP7 kept all features from WM6.5? Again and again, I ran into the same brick wall -- the developers had no confidence that Microsoft would continue to support the platform. I honestly dont think there was anything MS could have done to get back in the game. Enterprise customers experience real pain every day thanks to Microsofts unbelievably complex licensing rules, which are practically sadistic. NOKIA X was by NOKIA and not Microsoft. In my experience because too many didn't even realise it existed due to a total lack of marketing. you could install almost any android app you need ,even the google store. Please. There are things I found on my 928 8.1 phone that my 950 W10M still cannot do? Now i rather have Phil spencer or Panos at head of Microsoft, people that stand behind their products and fans, consumers. HP must have been working with BIG HP ENTERPRISE customers and BIG HP partners and could have "really bridged the gap"!!! Going . Nadella needs to be replaced. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received just below $55 million worth of compensation in 2022. The iphone X's facial ID has nothing to do with 950's retina scan, they have two different techs, and it's large screen was not copied from a Lumia 950XL or any lumia :)) how pathetic can you be?? Folks Microsoft is a company that gets most of it's income from selling software and services to Enterprrise/Business customers.and to people who sell or and use Desktop PC's. He obviously had a plan and in hindsight not a good one. Satya went for the cheap option. Well by then Microsoft will either have a new mobile phone system ready or be irrelevant in the mobile business. Phones arent't he new shiney objects anymore but that doesn't mean they're not relevant. I truly love technology and I keep up with the news here because I like it so much. If people aren't using Microsoft in their personal lives, it won't even enter their heads to use it in their commercial lives. Not all at once but steadily. "We have to get past what we describe as 'productivity . In terms of achieving more successful innovation and bringing further improvement in the organizational growth, the business environment at Microsoft should be reviewed to determine the strengths and weaknesses. 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. Before slinging the "A" word around, try doing some research. This let users make either Apple or Google that strong hold in their needed mobile lives which in turn dug a whole way too deep for MS to get out of. There is was one path forward as I see it. I have a simple straight question for Jason Ward in order to better understand and "position" his analysis and Warditorials. I had a chance to speak with developers on many occasions to urge them to do the relatively little work it required to create a Windows compatible app. The successful organizations such as Nadella Satya are the one who able to predict market trends better than others, provide resources to develop products and services to leverage those trends, able to counter competitors threats, and meet customers expected value proposition. You can create the worlds finished machine learning but if you are not getting the input from people on the most used devices then it will gradually lose traction to the devices people do use. I'm sure this was not the only factor to Windows phone being in the state it's currently in, but I think this has a lot to do with it! What's the issue and im genuinely asking? Watch on. Sure it wasnt successful but it. Recommendations to Nadella. Back in 2006 subscribed after being a Tester of Windows Live OneCare for Microsoft, used that til 2009, which then was replaced by MSE while it detection rate was good at first, then not good, then started to get better again, feeling a little safer using Windows Defender lately as it's now tightly intergrated into Windows 8.1 and 10, so likely hood of them dropping it maybe less now. Perhaps if Microsoft developed more apps that worked more like the windows version which has tabs directly linking to NSN, Office Online and Outlook.com it would relieve some of the loss of Windows phones. Maybe, but 'Enterprise' is ultimately collective of consumers. And Joe B, I think there was one thing you missed while you were trying everything to incent developers: committing to the platform and sticking with it. The influx of new customers has also led to evolution of consumer preferences and tastes. I'm almost ready to throw in the towel on Windows Central. - Credit Binge post 2008 Recession Easy access to credit can be over any time, so Nadella Satya should focus on reducing its dependence on debt to expand. Instead of building bridges to the future, MIcrosoft has burned many. As much as he had to pull the plug on Balmer's bad decisions. I was going to buy a new Surface Laptop. Many consumers will try less hard buying Microsoft hardware from the Surface line. At EMBA PRO This includes a base salary of $918,917, along with $3,600,000 in cash bonus and $12,729 in perquisites. I understand why they pulled out. Nadella had to get that message or they will relegated to be the next IBM as others have said. Now change the proud tradition, established by your founder Bill. Once we turn our backs on Microsoft - no matter how hard that decision is to take - there won't be any going back, unfortunately. It was created by Linkin Park, very touch screen friendly! So back to windows i went.twice! Plus many government agencies were selecting windows phones for security reasons. Unlike an outsider, Nadella knows precisely Microsoft's strengths and weaknesses, and has . Why doesn't Microsoft modify Windows 10 to allow you to make phone calls? Going to business users was literally following Blackberry to its grave. Pretty logic to me. We know now how that turns out. MSFT seems to be telegraphing very clearly that they feel Windows will be dead in less than 10 years and they are moving the company in the direction to ensure survival in a post-Windows world. No thanks MS. Bye Bye. Not only has he failed loyal consumers multiple times, he continues to fail as a CEO in providing a true vision beyond what he wants for himself. MS, however, feel differently? It's about new management practices and . "I did not get why the world needed the third ecosystem in phones, unless we changed the rules." I love Windows Mobile for what it is but I am willing to give other things a shot with the caveat that I am going to very picky about the phone I get. MShave been announcing 1 unified OS (now called OneCore) scalable since many years now. Which is what it looked like they were doing and what HP was doing. 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. Theres obvious resistance from customers who prefer the control of "owning" local installations even when their software goes hopelessly out of date and becomes a security nightmare. I will NEVER buy MS hardware again! Kinda worrying the CEO doesn't get that. Nadella Satya should just get out of these business areas and focus on strength and threats box , or on weakness and opportunities box. I thought Game Of Thrones for all its fiction should have taught the lesson better.. This has enabled Nadella Satya to build diverse revenue source and profit mix. The most distructive piece of their abandoning product lines is the internal piece. Hell, I can buy this to my parents, because they do only common stuff on it This is a death note for Microsoft and they will go the way of IBM.