It doesn't make any sense to support something useless anymore. This is the guy who wrote Nutella was a genius. TRYING VERY HARD? "I did not get why the world needed the third ecosystem in phones, unless we changed the rules." I've been on windows phones for five years and they have been reliable workhorses that never had problems. MS its late but not completely out of race. Enterprise? You killed the original middle ground, you numbnut. In the BB days no BB owner would have imagined they would abandon their platform, then enter iPhone pardigm change. They only barely made double digits in a handful of places on cheap phones. Simply because they never pay. Fans, users, developers and enterprise users think long term. The worst enemy of Microsoft could be inside the company, and because of that is mandatory for all employees to be re-evaluated, to measure their degree of commitment with Microsoft's goals. - 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. will consider using VM now. That is just plain the stupidest business decision I have ever seen, I just hope Microsoft can dig themselves out of the hole that the CEO and VP has put them in before it is too late. Belfiore was/is incompetenthe is the harbinger of doom for anything he touched including WP Yeah it was pretty much over when he was caught with an iphone on vacation with his family a few years ago lol. It would take, at this point a complete 360, but than again they've already done that twice. Windows rules the desktop and laptop marketatthe moment. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Is World's #1 CEO: 5 Reasons Why (And Im always amused by my colleagues when the 18 Things Satya Nadella Must Do Now to Save Microsoft phase begins.). Windows Azure, Microsofts IaaS and PaaS cloud computing could services slip given that Nadellas attention will be now more broadly distributed. ". Microsoft's CEO Has the Smartest Social Media Strategy I've Ever Seen I was all in on Microsoft's services and hardware, by not providing me a mobile option they have lost me as a user. IT employees working from home lazy and slacking? Microsoft CEO Satya The global PC market is expected to contract a few points this year, and then bottom out in 2015. Testing RFID blocking cards: Do they work? A heck of a way to treat your customers. Unfortunately, some folk didn't realize the piece actually addressed all of UWP, not just mobile, The man had more than two choices. Comments like yours prove nothing more than you fanboys deserve every bit of crap MS is doing to you, for being to blind to act when the time was right instead kissing Nutella's @$$ and joining MS's guinea pig insider program. The article and lots of the comment said WP fail because lack of dev/app, people must realize W10 also use the same dam UWP. New Delhi: As Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain, who was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP), died on Tuesday (March 1) at the age of 26, this rare congenital disorder that he suffered from, has created buzz.While Cerebral means related to the brain, Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles.Hence, Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or . After having been unceremoniously dumped so many times, I don't trust you any more. PC? 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. Android and iOS are, right now! That sh*t just doesn't add up. If people see the REALLY low cost alternative that gets them in the touch game, with the responsiveness of their smartphone, and a keyboard to flip over when they need it, a little marketing could go a long way for a device such as this. - Organization Culture It seems that organization culture of Nadella Satya is still dominated by turf wars within various divisions, leading to managers keeping information close to their chests. Theyve probably got abackload of ideas they want to share. March 2, 2022, 9:52 AM PST. Nadella is the worst CEO in the history of Microsoft, from a consumer point of view of course. A lack of mobile has meant that it has no "non-tech" information feeding in to change help its narrative. So is leaving some software out from,10 like gestures beta lol. Who will buy MS product except company who use Office and cloud. As more consumers are familiar with Android - it will get into the business place. One thing Nadella failed to realize is In professionals want simplicity and with a BYOD business they have choice in the products used. How many news outlets have put negative news about Swelling batteries issue of some phone manufacturer? Why did users 'go off' the Windows Mobile as a solution? Then throw us a carrot and make Messaging Everywhere work. It just doesnt have apps. 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. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received just below $55 million worth of compensation in 2022. Microsoft would have never appointed a tunnel vision IT person Stay as the President. Because the future is mobile and Microsoft make operating systems. WebOS was a great OS on very underpowered hardware. Nuttela's Puffer-in-Chief LOL. Nadella cowrote (with Greg Shaw and Jill Tracie Nichols) Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsofts Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone (2017), which included a discussion of his life as well as his thoughts on technology and leading. I left Windows Phone with the cancellation of the McLaren for Android. Like my Apple Watch, as a wearable, an iPad for a tablet experience (yes, I own a Surface Pro 4, but that's not a tablet-like experience for me) or switching to Apple Music because Groove wouldn't have albums available, when released (all to see them cancel the service out right). We'll done for addressing this point. They should have kept alive the Windows 10 Mobile until they will be releasing the next big thing. Please don't waste my time anymore with these kind of articles. 3. And devs don't care for users that buy 100$ phones. This is especially the case if you are not a technically minded person - which is 99% of the market. I was mistaken to believe their vision and commitment to consumers went beyond that. The only apparent certainty at this point is that Nadella cares ONLY about Microsoft's cloud services, and Andriod & iOS apps. - High Margins Nadella Satya charges a premium compare to its competitors. Windows Phone was great for a small amount of time but it failed all in all. I will use my X3 until it's dead. I've been in education since 1984. Maybe if he'd actually listen to the Windows fans, this could have been avoided. Inspirational Motivation. It's a follower and they don't want to admit itsad. I like the platform because it does what I need it to do. I definitely did not replace my MS software with Google. My #1 'Forever Dividend' Stock [sponsor] Although Microsoft have no obligation to me, their practices over Phone and Groove have me very cautious. This is a death note for Microsoft and they will go the way of IBM. It is a slow and sure death, and current management will leave the mess to their replacements. I buy more books than I can finish. Groove was shut down (and even though they say they'll refund you 120% of outstanding value they're refusing to honor this with me as I have unused codes that have apparently "expired"- codes are valid though and the T&C's mention nothing about an export date). "We have to get past what we describe as 'productivity . When I had that thought I realised just how annoyed I am with Microsoft. Now even UWP apps will die soon without any comitment to mobile platform. I will never understand how a software GIANT can be so damn bad as software. Ha!! It's good for Android, iOS, and Windows! Just once. Certain apps were noticeably missing, but it remained a viable platform for many people and was even quite popular in a number of countries outside the US. How much would it really cost to provide support for some company to continue W10M on a phone that it could sell at a profit? 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. They had huge volume of insiders giving them feedback for free. Enterprise is everything. I think they could have basically said, "look the X3 will not get win32 support but it will get as much else of Andromeda that the hardware can handle (essentially becoming W10S) so we can build the core experience on it during insider preview" that would have let HP market an X3 version 2 for the legacy win32 support and given Microsoft the loyal user base that would give them feedback on the development. It doesn't have to compete against companies that make a lot of gadgets. Microsoft failed badly in the early stages of marketing and screwed its most loyal users. I read once that it was estimated that over 100,000,000 (100 million) WINDOWS MOBILE PHONES have been sold over the life time of Windows Mobile. It is hard to believe but we are almost there. Nadella is known for his leadership style, which emphasizes empathy, innovation, and a long-term focus. Almost always on their mobile - probably 99% of calls other than to other companies are made to, and received from mobiles. As you rightly point out, Jason, "eradicating" Windows phones and their ngegative perception was paramount to "hitting refresh". That's the role I had hoped (and still hope?) After groove and the W10 mobile announcement I ordered my Pixel and have moved everything over to Google. Say what you will but Steve Ballmerhad more passion inhis one pinky for Windows than Nadella has in hiswhole boby. When MS failed to do anything to keep me as a customer, I finally switched to Apple (after resisting for years). He had cynically deceived loyal fans of W10M. Europe has 750 000 000 people, that's a bigger market than US. 1 October 17, 2022, 7:41 AM Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the 2022 Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit on latest changes and growth in the tech industry. They are Personal Computers that happen to make phone calls. Career Insight: 5 Leadership Truths from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella What Microsoft lost is more than a windows mobile customer. SWOT Analysis stands for - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats that Nadella Satya encounters both internally and in macro environment that it operates in. disappointing fourth quarter sales figure of Lumia. - Lack of critical talent I believe that Nadella Satya is suffering from lack of critical talent especially in the field of technology & digital transformation. The problem I see is multi-faceted and not just about, "You have no phones for consumers." What's the issue and im genuinely asking? The app-gap seemed to be coming to an end with the acquisition of Xamarin as a magic tool to gain developers attention. Their exclusivity killed windows phone. Phones arent't he new shiney objects anymore but that doesn't mean they're not relevant. The Organizational Development solutions & strategies has helped Nadella Satya in coming up with unique solution to tap the un-catered markets. MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY! How can MS kill its own future? 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. When you fail to tell the truth to your employees the organization begins to corrode from the inside. Along with this significant shift in product focus, Nadella also set expectations around how he wanted the Microsoft leadership cultureand, therefore, the culture of the organizationto shift. Bill Gates will spend a portion of his time at the company assisting with product choices. Now, years later, we hear how much the people in charge hated it. 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. Exactly! Windowsphone was not about phone. I don't see a long term future even for windows if this idea fails. On my Surface Pro 3, I like Stagelight by open labs. Satya is writing his own book - Hit Refresh. Amazon does it. I have personally seen such apps on existing windows tablets. He will destroy MS. This tactic can work on mobile by allowing Project Astoria to be resurrected. Just give people the option. Android simply cannot compete on the core functionality and integration of multiple accounts. Microsoft's (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella on Q3 2022 Results - SeekingAlpha all history now. Other than that, this company is doomed. The piece that Microsoft bought isnt much better. At EMBA PRO "The future of work is not just about technology and tools," he said. They wouldnt let Tmobile, Sprint and Verizon have a foothold on the devices. Yes it was a collosal failure to abandon those loyal to the platform. It was doomed to failure, and it did fail. Admitting you made a mistake takes more integrity than continuing down the wrong path. Some notable recommendations from Microsoft CEO is the book called Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck. As people carry the more and more powerful smart phones in their hands and as they wil replace the common office computer this WILL means big trouble for Microsoft in the future. Is he really a CEO ? Should have appointed a visionary instead. 1. Unfortunately, its the personal equivalent of a longstanding corporate flaw at Microsoft, which (sometimes) enthusiastically launches products before theyre ready, then loses interest or dramatically shifts gears a few years later. They will also see how easy and tempting it is to stay with just one ecosystem. Yeah, this will hurt them. People would be willing to buy a Windows Phone in that case because it could run all of the same Android apps and in many cases, run them better. Lets see what happens. "I did not get why the world needed the third ecosystem in phones, unless we changed the rules." Nhu Tran February 10, 2023 Satya Nadella at Microsoft Case Study 1. This is a more general risk, but a portion of Microsofts recovery thus far is due to macroeconomic conditions outside of its control. Six challenges for Microsoft as the Satya Nadella era begins His CEO speech: Reading between the software lines Those are gentle, highly sanitized code words, of course. like most CEOs who just ride the wave and make up BS as things change around them to try to keep the share price humming Nadella is the same. If you didn't have MS Office you'd be nothing be an ancient memory in anals of computer history. Apple is an amazing system for user interface . Microsoft was several years too late to having the Windows 10 Mobile platform even be ready to compete against iOS and Android. I was expecting the unveiling of a Surface Phone this fall. Will Microsoft abandon this thing in a year or two like he did with phones?". The good thing about UWP is they work on any windows OS (see 1.5 billion win10 users on pc) if a new pocket pc can capture some of the smartphone market. Yeah, it's called hundred dollar bills. Hehe . All about the same. My view is Microsoft have missed the next wave because the platform they have is peripheral to the next wave. The carriers - at least in America - never supported the OS as they did Apple or Samsung after 7.0 failed to fly. I know a lot of people want to blame Nadella, but that fault is on Balmer. On a MacBook, I like the simplicity of garageband. Now that Satya Nadella has takenthe reins from Steve Ballmeras CEO of Microsoft, he has just a few more hours before he has to stop the celebrating and getting-to-know-you interviews and get to work. This is what we should expect from MS? And if I had an Xbox that would be on Craigslist tonight. 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. The economy remains fragile. Gates got it because he understood to compete in the technical arena you must cover the landscape with product. Employee well-being is at risk as workdays become extended, often spilling over into the night, and despite hybrid work concessions, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said.. Mr Nadella, who was speaking online at this week's Wharton Future of Work Conference, said about one-third of white-collar workers are experiencing a third peak of productivity late at night, based on keyboard activity. "People often ask how it's going," said Nadella. The mobile division was a money pit that was unlikely to turn a profit anytime soon (ifever); Bellifore even said that they had a PAY developers to make WP apps. Love their outlook, and onenote but changes needed. hprbl/ The single OS may be from different ecosystems, like Apple of MS but other than that all devices would communicate, access data, and integrate relativly seamlessly. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: We 'Outgrew The Market In Every Category' Is this happening to please investors? Updates? I looked into that and once again it would require rewriting and they wonder why, other than marketshare, developers stayed away they couldn't provide stability. The contract, which would supply the . The Universal Windows App system would be a great method for providing that frredom of choice if security is your primary concern then choose less apps and greater security choices. Ok, Jason. They think they cannot lose the enterprise space, but IBM thought that about OS/2. 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. Everyone was writing about the death of Windows Phone/Mobile, whilst fans were sticking up for it, and Microsoft simply ignored anything about it. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Buy This Stock on Any Weakness - Trades Of The Day Worst CEO I have ever seen, destroyed the reputation of twoonce great companies, MS and Nokia. Where is MS's answer to those? As people starts to use Android and Iphones Microsoft office is not the only choice their. Making room for it in your Zune memory drawer? It appears that Microsoft has forgotten how to be successful, please your customers. It's about time Nadella and Microsoft showed some loyalty to us and themselves as well.. Not only will they earn respect but it'll also be a rallying point.. Game of Thrones should have taught the lesson by now, even a ******* can become king, and loyalty is key to that. If MS has truely solved the CORE system then the Nadellas comments and the rest make sense and the development problem of a "mobile," desktop, and Social (Smart TV, IOT world) becomes trule nothing but a semantic difference in how a user interacts. Sure it wasnt successful but it. He and his team are guiding one the world's most significant high-tech companies. And there are no royalties. time to get rid all my microsoft service. 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. To get developers, they would have needed 25% or more at least, and users that spend money in the app store. Not all at once but steadily. when Google and Apple are successfully marketing their own products? Link to the interview please. It happpened to IBM, Sears, GE, GM, Kodak, BestBuy, Polaroid, and a host of others. It wasn't as straightforward as "keep mobile alive at the cost of other projects" or "killing mobile is the only way to start working in new ideas" What a joke. So, if you can't re-model or create a market, you have to figure out how to survive in the market(s) that exist and that is what Nadella has done. Quit being so stupid and open All devices to All carriers, Idiots. Yeah, short term the shareholders are making money, but long term I think this could be the beginning to the end for Microsoft. At the time of his promotion, he was leading Cloud, one of the most important core businesses MS was venturing into. The influx of new customers has also led to evolution of consumer preferences and tastes. It be a hobby you grew out of because u won't have a phone you need to babysit all the time like window mobile 10. - Diverse Product Portfolio of Nadella Satya The products and brand portfolio of Nadella Satya is enabling it to target various segments in the domestic market at the same time. I truly love technology and I keep up with the news here because I like it so much. I don't see anyone calling Macs a rejected platform. lol. That's more than just fanboys. HE SHOULD READ ALOT OF BOOK!!! Admitting apparently isn't keeping him from doing over and over again. Satya is just like this but on steroids. I also felt pretty betrayed owning am Xbox One original. we also need to put the blame on AT&T. Poor decision in the long run, but what do these corporate heads care? Anyway, Jason, I enjoy your articles, quixotic as they are at times :). So he admits it? 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. Corrections? 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. The reason we are all consumers of this company's MODERN products is from what Steve pushed. I hate Apple with a passion but even I am starting to think about throwing in the towel on Microsoft. Never again ! 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. They talk vaguely about "a new class of device" and demonstrate technologies that will underpin in (the demos of WoA on a SD830 running full windows), but I think they are too afraid of being "scooped" to give us a peek behind the curtain and that makes people think there isn't anything there. I must confess that we use only Android and iOS phones in our household. Never the less it's not to late, Microsoft has to formally announce on a massive stage, their mea culpa for abandoning consumers and how they will work to repair all the bridges they burnt. Whether or not Microsoft want to admit it was their own decision to give up when in fact they had a growing market with thanks to the Nokia team. On 16th June 2021, Nadella has been further appointed as the Executive Chairman of Microsoft, succeeding John W. Thompson. Nadella should really just spare us all the yap.. Don't mean nothing if you are not backing it up. I will say I diddefend the guy from time to time but now, after buying into the hardware and software game from Microsoft and then finding out later, they scrap it anyways. Of course most people don't know about or use W10 M so they will not be feeling as I do. In 2007 he was elevated to senior vice president of research and development for the companys online services division, and he later served (201113) as president of Microsofts server and tools business, which annually generated some $19 billion in revenue. But iOS still can't do everything that I was able to do very easily and happily on WinPhone8. Satya Nadella Says AI Golden Age Is Here and 'It's Good for Humanity' As a famous man once said, "the evidence is incontravertible." I get the abandonment of Windows 10 Mobile, but MS seemed to have had pushed really hard the Continium feature. Without mobile they will dissappear in years to come. - Increase in Consumer Disposable Income Nadella Satya can use the increasing disposable income to build a new business model where customers start paying progressively for using its products. Meanwhile WP8.1 never filled the promise of true intergration with Windows NT core so it never worked with Windows seemlessly and ironically less so than WP7 did while iPhone always had iTunes desktop for Mac & PC! It was created by Linkin Park, very touch screen friendly! While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. When I read #HitRefresh it means kick the most loyal catagory of Windows Fans in the teeth in the mobile catagory. Very cheap, but fun to use! Ready??? Also I hope it is clear that MS has moved on from Mobile focus they now want to catch up with the supposedly next big thing. 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. Contacts (People), email, calendar etc are all tied to MSFT ecosystem and the mobile thread is Windows Phone. And PC volume has been the savior of the Windows 8.x platform as it has slowly arranged its ducks in a row. If theysee Google and Apple apps/hardware/software everywhere, people are not going to buy Microsoft. Satya Nadella Takes Leadership Lessons From Philosopher - Insider