That sh*t just doesn't add up. Before slinging the "A" word around, try doing some research. I wouldn't call it useless. The company can pursue horizontal integration to consolidate and bring efficiencies but I believe it will be a short term relief. But this is still sad to see. I chose to go with a Nokia 6 (running pure Android 7.1.1) and use Microsoft apps on it. 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. He retrenched Windows Phones exactly when it was gaining momentum with Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520. On February 4, 2014, Nadella became CEO of Microsoft, the third person to hold the office in the companys nearly 40-year history, after company cofounder Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. If key talent departs, he could find himself lacking down-ticket leadership in key areas. Edge is complete rubbish, Bing doesn't compare to Google for search. But it is possible to enforce some sanity in the transition from licensed software tosubscription services. 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? A $299 Surface with 64GB, keyboard included, could do the job IMHO. In hindsight, I'm convinced it was doomed from the beginning. But it seems there arethose that just can't get engaged with it. It is easy to show leadership when you have all the information, when the systems work in harmony, and the plan for the future is laid out for you. They should have kept alive the Windows 10 Mobile until they will be releasing the next big thing. Speaking of, how's that Kinect doing? Obviously this has to be asked and displayed PROMINENTLY. Why does Microsoft need to be in the phone/mobile OS market? What software do you use for music recording? 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. 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. No mobile phone/mobile device means you are OUT in the future of big data and office work as the tect world moves on. I have been Microsoft everything since the DOS days, not anymore. No vision equals no company. Fact, the Lumia 520 proved there is a wp market in the US, period. Only to see that it was all a lie and have it sold to LG. This is especially the case if you are not a technically minded person - which is 99% of the market. As developers we embrace new technologies, and most of us have spent much money and many hours learning it. 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. At least they have Azure MS waited way too long to get serious about the mobile platform. Again all available in people's pockets. and then, MS release a half baked piece of garbage that they called a smart phone. The economy remains fragile. Nonetheless, ValueAct was persistent enough to earn a seat on the Microsoft corporate board, which it will occupy next month. Maybe other basic apps like To-Do or even Windows Central? MS wake up!!! I lost "faith" in Microsoft when they killed the Band. 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. I understand your frustration but I do not agree to your comment people will not return. I stand by that. 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. Oh yeah, and for that little rat-faced Belifiore, it's outrageous that a company like MS announces it is killing off Windows Mobile in a buried response in a Tweet! 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. Since the launch of Windows 10 I thought the good times for Microsoft were about to come, and I increased my faith with the idea of a promised Universal Windows Platform running on every device, including smartphones. 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. What did we get, oh we are committed to WebOS and its future. Thats my list. Maybe it's a symptom of their hiring practices and cost cutting, but too many people who work at MS don't actually like the company. Just dropped us like a hot potato. It is also clear that WinPhone/WinMob was a cluster-f from the day iOS was launched and WinMob 6.5 was terrible by comparison. Easy: Nadella must be replaced ASAP before Microsoft becomes the new IBM Xerox, Atari, Nintendo, etc No company is to big to disappear what he means is that MSFT will eventually only cater to enterprise and hide behind the iron curtain. 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. Plus many government agencies were selecting windows phones for security reasons. So, you know, keep the Surface division growing at triple digit percentages for the next few years. I'm almost ready to throw in the towel on Windows Central. Image: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui By Sushma U N Published November 7, 2017 I mean seriously how hard would it have been for them to fork Android into a WP like looking OS. Nadella is synonymous with the cloud for a reason. " but he likes iPhone better" ~ This is sucky. "Everybody is waking up and saying leadership and management and technological excellence go together." If you go back and look though, I was a HUGE MS/ Windows Mobile supporter. In the scenario where the mobile is the Personal Computer it is much more important than building a laptop, an ultra mobile PC, a PC anything in fact. My view is Microsoft have missed the next wave because the platform they have is peripheral to the next wave. are consumers. In a recent report on shifting workplace attitudes, the Microsoft CEO commented that some bosses are skeptical of work-from-home culture, reports Windows Central. 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. Seriously? Best bet as of right now. enjoy Windows 10 (solid, great OS), if that's your main computer OS, find another option for a phone or mobile device. There is a reason why most tech companies are moving into consumer market. Long time (I'm 46!) I think this is one of the best options MS has if it wants to come back in the mobile space. Windows 10 mobile finally intergrated with all of it's relative platforms through cloud syncing making it a hybrid of sorts between iPhone and Android, allowing an ideal environment for users to exist in a multiplatform ecosystem. It just doesnt have apps. le the penny drops at MS? However, that was during a quarter in which Microsoft spent heavily on advertising for the two new devices it had just launched. Go ahead and pull the arm of the compting slot machine and cross your fingers. @blue steel, Soooo, back out of mobile which is something that literally people in every corner of the planet use, or need, but jump onto some super-niche, iffy at best crap like VR? I still love my now essentially abandoned 950XL. 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. But in general it was a culmination of stupid moves at that time. PC market is diminishing; tablet market is diminishing Thank you for speaking the truth about Ballmer & Satya pushing things Ballmer already implemented or on his product roadmap. that Microsoft would fill in the mobile device space. He and his team are guiding one the world's most significant high-tech companies. Mobile phones are not phones. Satya Narayana Nadella ( ting Telugu: , / ndl /; sinh ngy 19 thng 8 nm 1967) l mt gim c iu hnh kinh doanh ngi M gc n . 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. They make great products and then abandon the users who buy them. Figuring out the planto get from clunky licenses to a subscription-based future will be a key challenge for Nadella. Groove works good for the time beeing, but it will just last for this year. But then Microsoft came back to say "where shutting this service down - sorry about your DRM-laden purchases, bye now" and you said "well, I guess loving someone never means you have to say your sorry". Once they bought NOKIA, then that project was cancelled by Steve Ballmer. I'll probably end up getting it elsewhere from someone that will actually support it. Windroid [andromeda OS for consumers]. Recommendations to Nadella. By completely ceding this space, Microsoft is in effect abandoning personal computing. And then they decided to destroy it all. Not a clunky old device from work - because outside of the tech industry most people don't get shiny new laptops every 12-18months. I am still using one drive, one note and outlook. Nadella's greatest weakness may be his lack of consumer market experience. Learn from mistakes and grow with concepts not with words.First and most important, build products/services for each and every person. Microsoft is no longer the giant it used to be, and apparently is digging its own grave. It's about new management practices and . Even that company has the major stake in that segment of the industry? I must confess that we use only Android and iOS phones in our household. so in short no surface phone. But those users and developers aren't going to just sit around. - Changing Technology Landscape Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence boom is transforming the technology landscape that Nadella Satya operates in. I wonder if windows 10 will have same demise?, I'm still on 7 i don't like it, I think that MS has developed (pun intended) a reputation which will not be shaken. I understand why they pulled out. Many who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. If he'd have done the same thing with PCs that he did with phones, we wouldn't even be talking about Microsoft anymore. One thing Nadella failed to realize is In professionals want simplicity and with a BYOD business they have choice in the products used. Worse-than-expected PC sales would also harm OEM revenues for Microsoft, both from consumers and enterprises. Large organizations should welcome such scrutiny. Window phone was dead 2 years ago when it wasn't making enough profit for too long. Google and Apple are committed and welcome talent. Hei Nadella! Read Satya Nadella's letter to employees; . I'm done with this. 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. Trying to spin off either product into separate teams or (shudder) businessesis a recipe for chaos. This lack of experience could be a detriment as Microsoft seeks to compete more directly with Apple and Google. Nadella was also executive vice president in charge of the companys cloud computing platform, which provided the infrastructure for such Microsoft offerings as the online search engine Bing, the Xbox Live broadband gaming network, and the Office 365 subscription-based services. Everything MS tries ends in failure.. I don't know why they seem concerned about our comments in the Windows Phone Platform, but do nothing to fix what we share. Microsoft was several years too late to having the Windows 10 Mobile platform even be ready to compete against iOS and Android. Again, this is one of the bestarticles I read from you. It would significantly provide an assistance to avail the opportunities of the external business environment. No such device is in the market place. I still use my Xbox for games primarily and entertainment at home (Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc. Integrate the Nokia division without bloodshed. 4 on the overall list with a yearly compensation of $84,308,755. Right now the average Joe might see AI as Siri, Google now, and Alexa. I think Windows 10 as OS should be friendly with all types of nature. The temptation so far for the managers at Nadella Satya is to focus on the domestic market only. Hell, I can buy this to my parents, because they do only common stuff on it It would take, at this point a complete 360, but than again they've already done that twice. The following list is a sample of the issues and challenges that Nadella may face during his tenure as CEO of Microsoft: Windows Phone growth stalls, failing to reach the 10 percent mark in the next two years. Their actions speak louder than words. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. Yeah, this will hurt them. Their image is so strong that people want it blindly and make no mistake it will come truth in years to come (20 perhaps). There had to be many outside influences to help with marketing that. If this isn't just stupid IDK what is! While 100 million phones sounds impressive, that is over what time span? You know the one you bought so you could integrate your TV and have something way better than the Wii. 10 years? But I've seen it time and time again in previous articles. 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. Sorry, but that is just a lie. Microsoft is still pulling its re-org together at the same time it is changing its business model. I agree with everyone on here! By 1999 he had been named vice president of the Microsoft bCentral small-business service, and two years later he became corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions. I will NEVER buy MS hardware again! They have had a chance. Very few. I feel like they believe they're the trend setters of the industry and everybody will just follow them. you could install almost any android app you need ,even the google store. It's that re-affirmed bias that drives most developers to target the platform with a larger base group. Thats not to diminish the fact that Windows Phone itself needs all the developer attention it can muster. Sure, the US wasn't one of those but who cares, parts of the EU were huge, Brazil also if I recall correctly and a few other places. The Surface division had a rocky start but seems to have recovered after those initial stumbles. They need to name and market it under a different moniker!!!! Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. "How long are you going to string your users along this time?" It's clear that MS has no idea how to relate to the average consumer. Instead of capitalizing on that, he stopped making Windows Phones at all. There are plenty of third party companies that will build their own version of windows devices if they are getting support from MS but if you turn away from them now I can be pretty positive they won't be so willing to take a chance on any new developments later ( fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me). - 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. Many people would buy this device on a world wide basis even though it is bigger than a smart phone. They will not be visible to the average user and that most of their existing devices will become not-so-profitable in a few years. 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. Nadella needs to find a way to increase tablet sales, a device class that I suspect uses Windows Store apps on a larger per-unit scale than other form factors. Payments is a good example. MS threw away all the seeds. I'm sure if you added all this up, again, like most you, tons of money invested in their products and services. Disney's DMA contract already wasn't renewed. He placed an intentionally greater emphasis on empathy, individual empowerment, positivity, and growth. 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. Satya Nadella, in full Satya Narayana Nadella, (born August 19, 1967, Hyderabad, India), Indian-born business executive who was CEO of the computer software company Microsoft (2014- ). That is a material risk for Nadella. I left Windows Phone with the cancellation of the McLaren for Android. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. I have 2 Windows Mobiles and I am still eyeing for an HP Elite X3. Dongles on the TV ( Firestick anyone ), Handhelds..etc.. Nadella's job is to make Microsoft as profitable as possible, and I'm sure that he was under pressure from shareholders to cut the dead weight. They seem to care about users of other platforms more than they do about users of MS' own services. Now, even if the next big thing coming from Microsoft will be awesome, gorgeous, stellar everybody will ask themselves: "Is this thing going to last at least for 2 years? Outlook is now poor compared to previous iterations. MS can do the world a favor and leave the consumer market altogether. At that time, the corporation's market capitalization was around $311 billion. I've recently been on Android and had to go through the growing pains of my mom switching to iOS. They aren't accountable for their mistakes or give clear messages as to which direction they are going in. And so it needs to have an OS that functions in the "consumer" space. Mobiles are now the gateway product to tech not enterprise systems. March 2, 2022, 9:52 AM PST. Sure it wasnt successful but it. I will never ever buy a Microsoft product again. We know now how that turns out. Glad I left to jump onboard the Android platform. A very distant third, and dropping fast. 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. Literally any effing body can do that in his position. So the Windows 8.x we have for mobile today is likely the Windows 8.x for mobile we are going to have for some time. I ser they are lagging behind at least 12 months on the back log, despite the current rs3 and 4 roadmap. Now even UWP apps will die soon without any comitment to mobile platform. Also, I was a Band user and a Surface 2 RT user MS has lost my trust as the only things that are actually still supported are my laptop and my Xbox (though they don't really do anything with the Kinect anymore). It works perfectly, we get updates each month that don't cause problems on the phone. Great person.not a great person to push microsoft forward. Nadella doesn't agree! I can't imagine Nadella doesn't realise this will happen he's the CEO after all. This so reminds me of when I had my Palm Pre. After going through a frustrating week of having to decide which phone to move to because my 1520 is officially dying and recieving news that I would essentially be wasting money by buying another Windows Mobile phone as they are pulling the plug, this is cold comfort. If they had demonstrated that resolve, maybe developers would have been more willing to feed an emerging market of users. The 920,1020 were some of the most talked about sp(smartphone) on themarket during that time. (Like gmail instead of outlook mail and calendar). Managers' fears about idle workers are creating what Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella calls "productivity paranoia," with undesirable resultslike spying on employees. yeah people just don't understand the problem won't solve by simply having android apps to run on Windows 10. So, large companies offset weak consumer demand, mostly. Microsoft should get off the market share thing and make a great product. That could go poorly. Coolwill do. What would have stopped him from saying "you know what, we need a mobile platform. 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 Earlier that year his wife, Anu, had given him a best-selling book by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck entitled Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, suspecting it might give Nadella some ideas for Microsoft. Zain Nadella, 26, was born with cerebral palsy. 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." . 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. Apple and Google leak like seives and MS know they keep their cache with the big reveals. History does repeat itself, and in the corporate world it is usually because of poor management and lack of vision. 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). 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. It matters to consumers, to developers and to windows while ecosystem. No doubt they are winding down Surface. instead of office/onedrive. This presents Nadella Satya two big challenges how to maintain loyal customers and how to cater to the new customers. Have a full and frank exchange of ideas in the board room. Nadella IS committed to Windows Mobile - er - Windows ON mobile. The ship was already torpedoed by the time Nadella got the helm. IBM does it. Based on details provided in the Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset case study Nadella Satya can easily grow in its domestic market without much innovation but will require further investment into research and development to enter international market. disappointing fourth quarter sales figure of Lumia. Without mobile they will dissappear in years to come. - Growing Protectionism - Nadella Satya should hedge the risk against growing protectionism ranging from storing data into international market to diversifying risk by operating into countries at different economic cycle. Sad times. Everyone has at least two mobile devices - phone and tablet and mostly they don't run Microsoft OS. Does Continiuum not fit into the overall "not a phone but a new form factor for mobile computing" gameplan? Europe has 750 000 000 people, that's a bigger market than US. Microsoft supporter. Microsoft had one drink too many and roughed your checkbook up a little. In addition, HP footed the bill and GOT the HP Elite x3 "modified and certified" TO RUN ON VERIZON for a fall release!!! "I did not get why the world needed the 'fourth' ecosystem in 'Cloud Solutions', unless we changed the rules." Microsoft makes billions every year from the sale of the Android operating system. Facebook seems to be really putting in the effort with their VR offering. I"ve been abandoned with every MS product I've ever bought into: WinCE PDAs and phones, Win 8, 8.1, Zune, Surface RT, both the Band 1 and Band 2, Groove (Spotify sucks on my MS 950 and my Surface Pro 3). At a time when Chromebooks are getting popular they should not abandon the lower end or middle of the market. Now all you do is to carve "Microsoft was here" in someone else's tree. Lastly sort out new tabs in edge so they open up to the users home page or and page of choice. Can someone from WC actually get a quick interview with this CEO? He has steered the company away from a. Gates got it because he understood to compete in the technical arena you must cover the landscape with product. This is going to cost Microsoft very dearly, and I don't think they will ever recover from this. Nadella Satya can use two approaches - building on present strengths, or analyze the trend and build processes to two pronged market penetration approach. In my experience because too many didn't even realise it existed due to a total lack of marketing. Across Europe/Aus/NZ many use a mobile and ISP provided digital hub/smart tv to access what they need. Hey Jason, thanks for this article. I really don't want toeven though having imessage and facetime on my computer would be awesome, but I cannot stand the sewage that is MacOS. I had faith in this guy initially but now he doesn't seem like he's the kind of guy who should be leading a multi-billion dollar company. Microsoft tries to play fair and their competitors equivalently dirty. When this is cut off thre is no real reason to stay with MSFT and all of a sudden a laptop with Chrome linked to a Google account and an Android Phone becomes a possibility or a Macbook with Apple account and an iPhone also become a possibility. Frankly, he does not understand the "Consumer Space" AT ALL (at least now he admits it.) - Superior product and services quality can help Nadella Satya to further increase its market share as the current customer are extremely loyal to it. 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. It appears that Microsoft has forgotten how to be successful, please your customers. Thats not an enviable job. HE SHOULD READ ALOT OF BOOK!!! So I have to bring an extra MP3 player when traing next year? Both Google and Apple have AR that people can use right now in their pockets! Now that the dust has cleared on the CEO question, those who hoped for the role and did not get it could exit. Yes, I am a disgruntled Microsoft phone owner who paid a premium price for a premium phone and is getting shafted by Microsoft once again. I cannot come to purchase another mac. 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's happening right under our nose and in 2 years all tabloids will say hey we did not see that coming.. God I hope you'r right! EU was a good market for Windows phones, so they should have used this opportunity to build and improve this OS. To hell with MS. Good luck being with being purely an enterprise OS and an office supplier. Quit being so stupid and open All devices to All carriers, Idiots. When you fail to tell the truth to your employees the organization begins to corrode from the inside. The only apparent certainty at this point is that Nadella cares ONLY about Microsoft's cloud services, and Andriod & iOS apps. Here are some of Satya Nadella's recommended books from the past that are also worth reading. With the other phones, you're getting a complete experience and won't need to look for the chabgelogs every few weeks. Nadella is the worst CEO in the history of Microsoft, from a consumer point of view of course. He is simply kissing us out the door that rat, Of course that refreshing the mobile platform so many times damage the Microsoft's image and made it appear as un untrustworthy partner for developers and OEMs. 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. Gates is pulling his strings now. I am PISSED. I think MS should learn from google and apple. So long Microsoft. It's just business. 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. He has spent the majority of his career working on enterprise software and was only recently appointed to lead Microsoft's consumer businesses. I will watch and see! By using the old adage of "embrace and extend". When MS failed to do anything to keep me as a customer, I finally switched to Apple (after resisting for years). ??? It is Satya's defeatism and lack of vision and conviction that led to this. That made the other carriers apprehensive to carry and push Windows phones, yes? Balmer got it right when he wanted to populate users with inexpensive and fully usable handsets which bumped up the share to 4% world wide and around 15%in Europe only to be divested by Nadella. + Surface RT, and two Surface Pro versions. The synchronization between the 3 is important to me. 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. Then they ******* kill Grove music. ". 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.