When Microsoft Corp launched Office for iPad in March, to say that the industry was surprised would have been a mild understatement.
Reactions around the world ranged from “Well it’s about time!” to “I never thought I’d live to see the day!” — illustrating just how big a challenge Satya Nadella had ahead of him as chief executive officer of Microsoft, a role he stepped into in February.
What new direction he would steer the company in and whether he could make any real change in an organisation so deeply entrenched in its ways has been the subject of much speculation and commentary since news of his selection broke.
Indeed, after I returned from my visit to the heart of the empire in Redmond, Washington back in March as part of its “Underground Tour,” I found myself religiously checking news updates and gently poking sources, grasping at any hint I could find.
The Office for iPad move served as Nadella’s official public debut and signalled just where he would be coming from in terms of his designs for the company.
Read More
The post MM: Microsoft making the right moves, but is it enough? appeared first on Litbloc.