Since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, the transformation of Microsoft has been incredible. Let’s explore how he evolved the company from many previously missed opportunities.

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SHOW NOTES:

  1. Microsoft Acquisitions
  2. History of Microsoft Xbox
  3. History of Microsoft Azure
  4. 10 Charts that will change your perspective on Microsoft

AREAS OF STRUGGLE FOR MICROSOFT pre-2014

  • Social Networking
  • Search
  • Mobile
  • Streaming Video
  • Mac vs. Windows

AREAS OF TRANSFORMATION UNDER SATYA NADELLA (since 2014)

  • Windows to OS Agnostic
  • Software company to Cloud computing company
  • Embrace Open Source Software
  • Gaming
  • Refocus on modern developers (VSCode, GitHub, OSS, etc.)
  • Microsoft Xbox and Surface (hardware)
  • Cybersecurity for the Internet
  • Not competing with customers and ecosystem
  • Collaboration systems

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