I was all in on Microsoft's services and hardware, by not providing me a mobile option they have lost me as a user. ), but remove a mobile device and much of what we use is stationary. They had more than a fair chance, and now they are done. Your best so far. Windows is a mess. He didn't want to have purchased Nokia and it was his intention to crater the whole enterprise. How many news outlets have put negative news about Swelling batteries issue of some phone manufacturer? I still use my Xbox for games primarily and entertainment at home (Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc. Microsoft tries to play fair and their competitors equivalently dirty. 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. Things will just get brighter and beautiful after this last major downhill. Users wanted small things like transparent icons for Skype, office apps landscape mode for start screen. What "unlock shareholder. But it that is true, why did they kill Groove? "The future of work is not just about technology and tools," he said. May also look into jumping to the Apple ecosystem because it all just works together like the Microsoft one used to. Once they are gone they won't come back and they will bring the developers with them, My 2 cents. Why? For me it's time to move on. I only use Cortana as a quick launch for application on my PC. Hei Nadella! This includes a base salary of $918,917, along with $3,600,000 in cash bonus and $12,729 in perquisites. "How long are you going to string your users along this time?" Nuttela's Puffer-in-Chief LOL. Just bought an Idol 4S - beautiful phone - might be sending it back. I mean VR and AI COULD be incorporated into XBox and PC..but thats not where the market is going. Herminia Ibarra, Aneeta Rattan, Anna Johnston (2018), "Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset Harvard Business Review Case Study. But if they were smart they would not brand it Microsoft or Windows. Microsoft's handling of mobile will be studied in B-School in the future alongside case studies of Atari.. Its not too late, Satya has made mistakes, but he did launched Nokia X but didn't put enough resources and marketing campaign so that Android app developers like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat could see that their apps could finally run on a Microsoft product. This has enabled Nadella Satya to build diverse revenue source and profit mix. WP7 kept all features from WM6.5? So long Microsoft. I enjoyed it! And then they decide to abandon it because they never had the vision of a competeing third ecosystem. Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8.x that is mostly focused on improving the Mouse And Keyboard experience, not its touch brother. Nadella said it's cloud first. When Nadella was named CEO of Microsoft on Feb. 4, 2014, Microsoft's market cap was about $311 billion, the cloud was a poorly understood and peripheral element in corporate strategy and the company was widely regarded as a once-great institution whose best days were in the rear-view mirror. Tech billionaire Satya Nadella 's recent conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) software proves the future ahead looks bright. Perhaps even that one will go universal app as many others . Jason Ward's influential writing might just be the snap of the fingerMicrosoft need to wake up out of the anti consumer mobilestate of consciousness. - 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. As a consumer, I am now no longer interested in MS apps or services, and am now figuring out whether to switch to Android (and Google's apps and services) or Apple. Advertisers don't care either, you'll get one dime a click for them. I just can't see how MS will stay relevant in the consumer space as a result of this, even if they re-enter with 'what's next' and more to the point, they're definitely missing something when a lot of the industry is targeting consumers rather than enterprise. What really hurts is that people buy what they know. Po example Microoft Flow only in Ios and Andorid in W10M not this. 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. 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. Give consumers less pricy OS. Plus if they do come back withthe new OSI hope they don't get rid of the LIVE Tiles, but they need to have a setting forjust Icons for those people who do not likeLive Tiles. Most infrastructure people do not get transitional stages or phases. Managers' fears about idle workers are creating what Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella calls "productivity paranoia," with undesirable resultslike spying on employees. 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. One thing for sure Microsoft killed off it's chance to reenter the smart phone arena again, Consumers , it's oem partners. Facebook seems to be really putting in the effort with their VR offering. It matters to consumers, to developers and to windows while ecosystem. They've prob hushed up in light of this article lol. Not all at once but steadily. Yes it was a collosal failure to abandon those loyal to the platform. He has no dream or overarching vision. Google has failed at various markets. 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. This is especially the case if you are not a technically minded person - which is 99% of the market. The X3 is a great device and could have easily been positioned as the transitional testbed for WoA/CShell/OneCore. Because all of it.every last bit of itis important." According to Satya Nadella, a key attribute of a leader is to step into a situation where the future is uncertain and create clarity for the business and the people. But the then take a heavy sweaty dump on not only the last of the loyal customer base, but ALSO the OEMs, proves that Nadella is basically going to be the end of MS as we know it and in a bad way. So the future is going to be more difficult because Microsoft filed to develop a mobile OS market I once had a SONY Vaio PC, The company stopped supporting it. My step sister's husband works for Microsoft, and he was stunned to hear I still owned a WP! They should consider knocking Nokia's door again to deal a place in their handsets. I feel like they believe they're the trend setters of the industry and everybody will just follow them. Now it seems like they focus on corporate software and nothing that gets in front of the average user. 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. Payments is a good example. The Nokia acquisition has the potential to bring in some hardware genius and sales that could scale up to 100 million devices a year in fairly short order. But what a mistake they made by not fighting harder, longer, and with more passion to stay relevant in the mobile space. In a new interview with CNN Business, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended the company's $480 million contract with the U.S. Army following employee backlash. What is Nadella going to do about this apparent lack of caring about consumers? Next segment is a combination of consumer and professional. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. - 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. @PATCHERD, There are a bunch of fanboys running around in the dark trying to find the door right now! Nadella rose steadily through the ranks of Microsoft management. Until now Microsoft has let all their phone users down. It's with a growth mindset, Nadella has changed the image of Microsoft to being super cool again. We know now how that turns out. The day my Windows 10 phone stops working I will switch both my phone and laptop to Apple with no looking back. But I do think I have a pretty good handle on the challenges hes facing right now. Apple and Google leak like seives and MS know they keep their cache with the big reveals. This is what happens in any company that has 80%+ market share in anything. Zero trust in that company anymore, zero. Well. Haven't got them. MS still dominates most aspects of computer infrastructure and Android/iOS isn't replacing that anytime soon. This approach can lead to poor public relation and customer backlash. If Microsoft had put the entire $7B they spent on Nokia towards additional phone subsidies, lets say they could have made what was normally a $200 phone a free phone. Maybe it's not too late. In the course of my day I shall speak to clients. Well by then Microsoft will either have a new mobile phone system ready or be irrelevant in the mobile business. Like many of you, I've defended this platform relentlessly. WP7 was the transition from Windows mobile and kept all of it's functionality in a touch environment similar to WM 6.5. 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. You may want to try. It is not going to matter what they come up with in the future. the reason i stick with windows 10 only because of photoshop. Microsoft had one drink too many and roughed your checkbook up a little. And who know's if and when a Chrome o/s will suddenly pring up, hey? All business end-users are consumers. Ballmer did, but of course short term profits is what share holders think about. Nadella's greatest weakness may be his lack of consumer market experience. Microsoft has been in the mobile market since the days of WINCE. I get the abandonment of Windows 10 Mobile, but MS seemed to have had pushed really hard the Continium feature. You know the one you bought so you could integrate your TV and have something way better than the Wii. The synchronization between the 3 is important to me. Hit Refresh describes how Satya Nadella brought new life to Microsoft by rediscovering its "soul" when he took over as CEO in 2014. American computer scientist and entrepreneur, American software executive and space tourist, South Korean physician, educator, and entrepreneur. Now given the fact that the future of computing for the masses is mobile I do not see Microsoft dropping that at all but rather trying to change the approach to mobile for the next generation of computing. 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? All he did was avoid answers, while offering some nebulous comments that left loyal customers baffled. Terrific job Satya Nadella !!! Microsoft failed badly in the early stages of marketing and screwed its most loyal users. It's good for Android, iOS, and Windows! Trying to spin off either product into separate teams or (shudder) businessesis a recipe for chaos. But they seem to be blind or plain stupid OK, so he admitted it. Let's also not forget to recognize Intel's inability to deliver a competitive x86 chip for mobile. HOWEVER, If the shift towards business grows and windows turns into a business only OS, with lack of cool features for producing, photos, videos etc, I am going to have to go to apple. I agree with your comment, but here we both are in other ecosystems still reading W10 mobile news lol Hard habit to break. My 950XL still works and I like it and the W10M approach. It's far easier to hold on to customers than it is to acquire them. I ser they are lagging behind at least 12 months on the back log, despite the current rs3 and 4 roadmap. They embraced the browser market and extended it with special html handling. Admitting apparently isn't keeping him from doing over and over again. So that re-affirms Microsoft is committed to their own platform first and foremost. Microsoft must rethink its business looking for a leadership with strength in marketing to achieve strategic agreements that allow the company to recover its level of competition. Wake TFU Microsoft! Edge is complete rubbish, Bing doesn't compare to Google for search. Microsoft, you used to plant the tree. Enter Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. In fact, in our consulting firm I am the only one left with knowledge and there is no push for others to train. On top of that, all of Apples 100 million phones sold in 6 months are still in use 2 years later. So it comes to the cut from the sold apps, which is for the last year around 10 billion and then also for paying to promote your services (currently Google pays Apple 3 billions, but as it doesn't pay to itself let's say it is something like up to 10 billions). Some (Low) percentage would simply not work anyways, depending on how they were written. 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. I'm a 20+ year developer, and I had three different windows phones for over 6 years. History does repeat itself, and in the corporate world it is usually because of poor management and lack of vision. On my Surface Pro 3, I like Stagelight by open labs. Satya Nadella has been with Microsoft for a really long time and during his tenure before becoming CEO has led some really vital business streams. Not every one of your products and services will be a cash cow. Here's a bulletin for Satya NadellaYou have to have a range of products and services for your customers if you expect to keep them. They were too far behind and too many people in the market hated MS anyway and werent willing to give them a shot at anything. 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 was not in the position to deliver half-baked stuff at that time. Microsoft is now worth more than $2.26 trillion. - Access to International Talent in Global Market One of the challenges Nadella Satya facing right now is limited access to high level talent market because of limited budget. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. All of this is training the customer to realize more and more that they don't need Microsoft and their "ecosystem" anymore How can he NOT see that!?!?! The faster release tempo is a good thing for consumers, but makes IT pros nervous. No amount of money will encourage development, as app development is a recurring cycle between cost, income and relevancy. The launchers and Cortana they came out with on Android are nice, but they didn't even bother to properly integrate Cortana into the launcher. It helps to feel less foolish and disrespected by MS for their actions towards consumers. Microsoft's competitive advantage: Has a well-established brand and reputation built over decades, which provides a strong competitive advantage. 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. I "personally" spent over $3,000 on Windows Phones and now it's all down the drain!!! With the way they treated windows mobile and developers, it is going to be a real problem when (or if) they actually release this "andromeda" thing. Its one thing to drop the ball continuously, its another to refocus on Enterprise and the few customers they have with high end hardware and IoT. Nokia, when whole, was not a particularly profitable company. MIcrosoft should keep W10M alive until it can upstage it to something better. You have lost a loyal customer in my and I am certain that there are many millions doing the same. I'm not really a Satya apologist, but I dont blame him for what happened to Windows Phone. 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. Like a domestic violence victim, MS fanboys everywhere should be asking some critical questions about the relationship they find themselves in. Image: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui By Sushma U N Published November 7, 2017 The fact that Google did and Microsoft didn't is, well, rather sad in my view. If this isn't just stupid IDK what is! It is all masterful sleight of hand to distract attention away from weakness in enterprise spending, the genesis of Microsoft's core business. Why couldn't he have done that? 1. Those are gentle, highly sanitized code words, of course. If the current Windows users can use their MS stuff on either mobile platforms, they will be ok. Wiith The HP Elite x3 smart phone going to be discontinued and the Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950xl gone what does Microsoft have nothing something is better than nothing. - 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. A loyal user since Win 3.1I dispair. They were right to focus on the cloud and productivity. Silly statement !! I don't blame Nadella as much as I blame Ballmer. Everyone was writing about the death of Windows Phone/Mobile, whilst fans were sticking up for it, and Microsoft simply ignored anything about it. A fine figure, but one that only points to a third of a billion dollars or so in revenue. Mobile payment was the "next big thing" five years ago. Mobile is the future, and not just for consumers. (No, I haven't timed for how long, but but more that 5 minutes. 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. 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. Satya Nadella said reading a diary entry from his mom reminded him what leadership is really about. 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 had cynically deceived loyal fans of W10M. 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 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 I've been on windows phones for five years and they have been reliable workhorses that never had problems. And yeah, Europe has long ceased to be the center of the universe. Through that they get OneDrive customers and Microsoft office customers and even earn fine revenue on servers. I know it's nothing like an apology or anything like that but it at least helps to feel that our voices ate being heard. Worst CEO I have ever seen, destroyed the reputation of twoonce great companies, MS and Nokia. It's frustrating to see for a company I was quite overzealous about at a time. Many of us are tired of being abused by a company that used us then left us hanging high and dry. Maybe this is a way to come back with a mobile device! Except if you paid sometimes after accepting agrements, but if you did, please tell us what? Microsoft's annual stockholders meeting, as I recall is November 29, 2017 - 49 days from today - why not speak with a LOUD GLOBAL VOICE! If i can take my uwp over to some other lte device in the next year or two im happy. When I read #HitRefresh it means kick the most loyal catagory of Windows Fans in the teeth in the mobile catagory. There were other quarters where the % was higher, but sales were lower. Microsoft is no longer the giant it used to be, and apparently is digging its own grave. But life has literally been moving and Windows 10 Mobile has almost stood still and now to the point of going away. 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." . I mean for now they are great systems if you use OneDrive and windows 10 pc. I bought this phone a year ago brand new believing in Microsoft's promise on making those phones if no one else would and that they would invest in the universal app system. PayPal left, Mobile pay lef, weChat left, myfitnesspal left and spottify is on maintenance mode. Without that key influx of new devices, Windows 8.xs store is all gussied up with no one to dance with. And one last thing focusing on one comment I made. Strengths are the Nadella Satya capabilities and resources that it can leverage to build a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. 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. The really really sad thing is that for a while ago, I was still defending for W10M and truly believed that MS had something cool they are working on. They sat on the old Windows Mobile WAY too long with no innovation after the iPhone and Android had taken off, established their stores and ecosystems for apps. Spotify doesn't work on my 950 either, I get the same revolving dots as you. No they didn't Or that employees/consumers with Android or Apple phones are going to adopt MS's AI, MR, Cortana, Edge, etc., etc. It's now over, and they will suffer the market consequences for many years to come. Satya cuddling with baby Zain. The weaknesses of Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset are - Aligning sales with marketing - It come across in the case study Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset that the firm needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. The digital imperative for every organization By Satya Nadella Jul 19, 2022. Mobile phones are not phones. To be plain, Nadellas new role is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, jobs in technology.