No they didn't It had features that the iPhone couldn't simply do until the iPhone 3 came out. But as I think, it's not too late, there is still chance of Plan C, which is to fork Android (AOSP) from scratch and have consumers, carriers and OEMS happy because there is no app gap anymore. But developers need to be seriously wooed back to the Windows platform. And when there is no mobile for Windows anymore, who needs UWP apps? Or that employees/consumers with Android or Apple phones are going to adopt MS's AI, MR, Cortana, Edge, etc., etc. And who know's if and when a Chrome o/s will suddenly pring up, hey? It never translated to consumer sales for Apple computers. 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. They should have kept it going until they had something else to offer verus, "whelp we're pulling the plug, go give your money to someone else and we hope you'll like whatever we bring out in the future, IF we decide to bring it out." I am currently in the process of selling my 3 Windows Phones, XBox One, Surface Laptop and Band and I will be switching over to another OS and believe you me I will NOT be downloadiing any apps or software that is associated with Microsoft and I hope many many others follow suite. 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. " but he likes iPhone better" ~ I have 2 Windows Mobiles and I am still eyeing for an HP Elite X3. They are going SMALLER. I'm shocked how the Surface tablets are doing. Because all of it.every last bit of itis important." 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). MBA & EMBA programs. \'he\'s got strong preferences,\' says satya. In my opinion, cancelling phones was bad decision which will lead to the downfall of MS. Microsoft is in for a world of hurt regarding operating systems or app stores going forward. 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! And here we are again. No such device is in the market place. The fact that Google did and Microsoft didn't is, well, rather sad in my view. They embraced the browser market and extended it with special html handling. It helps to feel less foolish and disrespected by MS for their actions towards consumers. They will swap to Apple as the trend is there. Not every one of your products and services will be a cash cow. No one mentions this and I feel it was detrimental to Microsoft going forward in Mobile, because in the U.S., Verizon is the biggest carrier. I thought that they knew that mobile is a key sector that they need to conquer by any means. Does anyone knows the name of the weed he smokes? Instead of building bridges to the future, MIcrosoft has burned many. Windows 8.x fails to garner significant tablet market share, despite updates. Hopefully, MS will abandon mobile and consumers completely instead of promising falsehoods and wasting the hard earned cash of consumers! Do European countries need Americans on their boards? But if they were smart they would not brand it Microsoft or Windows. I don't really have any other smartphone experience to compare it to, but I do know how a phone looks is part of what catches my eye and I have, to this day, have not seen one phone that is as eye-catching as Window Phone's transparent tiles and what you can do with them to create an awesome home screen. Nuttela's Puffer-in-Chief LOL. If they had demonstrated that resolve, maybe developers would have been more willing to feed an emerging market of users. Have already made the switch and though I miss windows phone, I have to say I'm much happier cause everything works. What would have stopped him from saying "you know what, we need a mobile platform. Satya Nadella said reading a diary entry from his mom reminded him what leadership is really about. For once I would like to hear a tech journalist that focuses on Microsoft products ask that one question. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received just below $55 million worth of compensation in 2022. For an operating system that Microsoft wants to go dark in April, thats downright depressing. It will destroy the last Microsoft mobile fans left and leave a real bad reputation for Microsoft as a company. Maybe they didn't want anymore after that. The promise of one core finally, seemless intergaion with a mobile experience that should have been prefferable on this platform for at least first party apps along with developer interest of intergrating the same code across multiple platforms. Perhaps if Microsoft developed more apps that worked more like the windows version which has tabs directly linking to NSN, Office Online and Outlook.com it would relieve some of the loss of Windows phones. Now just like me I probably will not buy a microsoft VR device. We were told that Microsoft was compremetida with Windows 10 mobile and now we leave the users side, Microsoft Lords as you want to grow the quota if you do not sell phones and does not enough marketing and the developers are going other platform RMs. The only app I use, besides MS apps, is WhatsApp, if that went I would have to leave as I have family and friends all round the world and they all use WhatsApp. Microsoft, you used to plant the tree. Perhaps even that one will go universal app as many others . More than when Windows Mobile was changed to Window Phone 7, then 8, 8.1, then 10. And because of e-sim technology, OneCore etc. Perhaps people will not go back right now, but at least they should have kept some marketshare by by not killing win 7 phones, win 8 phones and then now declare end of line for win 10 mobile phones in 2019 July like 2 years after launching two flagship phones(Lumia 950/950 XL) and only one year after HP Elite x3 release and well the recently released Alcaltel Idol 4 phone Also you fail to see the importants of big data and its relations with the smart phones and the built in software such as Google docs and on IOS Numbers. They will never have any loyalty (or even knowledge of) to Microsoft going into the future. MS has long suffered with a lack of systemic thinking - an inability to see beyond a US centric closed system. But I do think I have a pretty good handle on the challenges hes facing right now. Threats are macro environment factors and developments that can derail business model of Nadella Satya. You dont need anyserver hardware or server OS licenses, just a Windows Azure instance that you can spin up (meter running) and down (youre off the clock) as needed. In my experience because too many didn't even realise it existed due to a total lack of marketing. In an act of outstanding bravery, on the same stage that hosted some of Ballmer's most gruesome power performances, stood Nadella, humble and soft . Europe is a 500 million people big market so I don't think that's a small market at all. This could be world bending. What's the issue and im genuinely asking? By using the old adage of "embrace and extend". You've even way over engineered Visual Studio so much that VB & C# are no long intuitive and much more confusing to use and develop in. Windows OS for Enterprise I mean, he could have used the comment section/forums of Windows Central and got all the feedback he needed. Right now the average Joe might see AI as Siri, Google now, and Alexa. If you are not making a mobile device then you are not creating the ecosystem for your services. Remember that Nokia had a huge following in the world outside of the US. Lets see what happens. A big mistake. They make great products and then abandon the users who buy them. I feel betrayed and very disappointed. Just once. He obviously had a plan and in hindsight not a good one. He had cynically deceived loyal fans of W10M. What isnt clear and may not come to pass is whether there is enough market space for Microsoft to replace its traditional Office revenues completely, and then grow the sum. You'll likely follow phone news less and less. I'm a full-time user of OneNote, One Drive, and Outlook. Satya is just like this but on steroids. Theyve probably got abackload of ideas they want to share. Office365 has seen very strong growth in its early stages. Go. That's the way it was back in the day of Bill Gates, but those days are long over and it's their own fault. I'm worried about the state of the software. - Increasing bargaining power of buyers Over the years the bargaining power of customers of Nadella Satya has increased significantly that is putting downward pressure on prices. 7. Please used all the technology you bought from Nokia.. Not even Chinese. They need to name and market it under a different moniker!!!! the reason i stick with windows 10 only because of photoshop. Enabling them to help lower insurance premiums for safe drivers, a vault for safe drivers of sorts. 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. Should have appointed a visionary instead. Yet another dumb Nutella decision. This is the full audio of the session of the conversation recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland 18 January. Everyone was writing about the death of Windows Phone/Mobile, whilst fans were sticking up for it, and Microsoft simply ignored anything about it. There are many, I can type endlessly about what Microsoft could do to repair bridges. noun surely not - there will be books written about how they failed in that area. and then, MS release a half baked piece of garbage that they called a smart phone. I always changed phone carriers just to get my hands on the latest Windows Phone. Nadella will come out of this looking like a savior. Window phone was dead 2 years ago when it wasn't making enough profit for too long. Every professional is consumer but not every consumer is professional who builds, design something. FOLKS PERHAP WE WILL SEE MICROSOFT DEBUT AND SELL A MINI TABLET CELL PHONES HYBRID DEViCE. Nadella is a strong CEO pick, but his job will be industrial strength. Still hope Xbox is not yet another division to be dropped. That is ultimate device without compromise, with Windows uniqueness, and without any app gap limitations. Are you kidding!?!? At one time, several years,ago, I read that Gartner or a large research firm "projected" that Windows Mobile would PASS Apple for #2 !!! I am confident they have something truly amazing in the pipeline (presumably 2019). Even my 85 year old mom relies on mobile and MS turns it back. Nokia, when whole, was not a particularly profitable company. A mythical, moving target, Surface handheld device that hasn't seen the light of day yet after 4 or 5 years? PC market is diminishing; tablet market is diminishing WP8.1 and the aquistion of Nokia was arguably either a desparate or ingenious move at the time because it offered the possiblity of a hero mobile device that directly could have competed with Apple's product but also allowed the license to be available to other oems similar to Android. Nadella is synonymous with the cloud for a reason. Payments is a good example. Nadella Satya can use strengths to create niche positioning in the market, can strive to reduce & remove weaknesses so that it can better compete with competitors, look out to leverage opportunities provided by industry structure, regulations and other development in external environment, and finally make provisions and develop strategies to mitigate threats that can undermine the business model of Nadella Satya. " Be passionate and bold. The point is, Microsoft was WAY behind. Why doesn't Microsoft modify Windows 10 to allow you to make phone calls? When MS released Windows 8 (desktop) and WP 8. Satya Nadella is an Indian-American business executive who is best known for being the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft.Before becoming CEO, he served as the executive vice president of the cloud and enterprise group of Microsoft.Satya has been the recipient of honors like the Financial Times' "Person of the Year", Fortune magazine's "Businessperson of the Year", and CNBC . But I do think it would help for microsoft to look broadly at the extensive feedback, and get the back log of insider feedback going. I "personally" spent over $3,000 on Windows Phones and now it's all down the drain!!! Watch on. Apple and Google leak like seives and MS know they keep their cache with the big reveals. 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. As far as MS is concerned, I use Windows and Office on a PC, just like I started out 20 years ago. Guess which is going to win mindshare and therefore developer attention? I fail to see any good outcomes here. (No, I haven't timed for how long, but but more that 5 minutes. Read Satya Nadella's letter to employees; . I cancelled my xbox one X preorder..Good Job Microsoft. Satya Nadella "Every opportunity I got, I took it as a learning experience." Satya Nadella "We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work." Satya Nadella "Ultimately, it's not going to be about man versus machine. Most people in the US don't understand the pull of Nokia as brand. Glad I'm not one of them because after year one he needed to be fired or put back in charge of the cloud department and someone else put in charge! It works perfectly, we get updates each month that don't cause problems on the phone. Folks Microsoft is a company that gets most of it's income from selling software and services to Enterprrise/Business customers.and to people who sell or and use Desktop PC's. I have been a windows mobile / phone user for a many years. And you know what two years back they seemed to really start to look cool. But at some point Surface will need to flip to the black. Albeit without the use ahem salty language lol. Nor do the actual sales numbers, consistently the demand for Lumias exceeded sales in Asia and Europe, they could have capitalized on it. This time, it promises, will be different. Except if you paid sometimes after accepting agrements, but if you did, please tell us what? I know a lot of people want to blame Nadella, but that fault is on Balmer. Most of us have probably embraced the new ideas at the Build pep rallies only to find out 24 months later that it was nothing more than an infomercial using many of us as the foot soldiers for the revenue stream. Desktops and laptops will not go away but many working tasks WILL move over to the more PC like smart phones in the future. He adapted the idea to encourage employees to shift from Microsoft's historical "know-it-all" culture to embrace a "learn-it-all" curiosity. 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. He laid out his vision for . And i have owned an 830 and then a 950xl since Not true. BS! I'm really glad I left when I did now cause I would seriously be pissed having spent all this time hoping in something Microsoft never delivered. Google doesit. Brazil, France, Canada, UK, India, and Thailand were the countries where more than 40% of their respective populations were using Windows phones. It appears that Microsoft has forgotten how to be successful, please your customers. 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. 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. Nadella rose steadily through the ranks of Microsoft management. Ok, then where are all these European sales? The only thing wrong with Windows Mobile was that MS did not commit to developing the OS and decided that MS did not need the consumers anymore. Facebook seems to be really putting in the effort with their VR offering. I haven't seen any apologists here today. It's a given he'll stay with the devices and services strategy and theOne Microsoft vision. Google's main business model is the consumer. And, given that Stephen Elop was tipped as a leading CEO candidate, some could be unhappy that their guy did not win. Frankly, he does not understand the "Consumer Space" AT ALL (at least now 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. Too late. But there are certainly opportunities to paint a brighter line between the two sides of the house than weve seen so far. All to be left again, while they "retrench" themselves in another category. I've been in education since 1984. (Like gmail instead of outlook mail and calendar). Their image is so strong that people want it blindly and make no mistake it will come truth in years to come (20 perhaps). Maybe other basic apps like To-Do or even Windows Central? All enterprise decision makers are also consumers. I enjoyed it! When the camera started to fail on the Lumia 950 I thought whether I was going to get it fixed (it was out of warranty) or migrate to Android. I have a simple straight question for Jason Ward in order to better understand and "position" his analysis and Warditorials. Windows rules the desktop and laptop marketatthe moment. Well, I started getting angry with Mr. Softy when they screwed over we Surface RT owners. 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? such a device would be better than what Microsoft has now . I buy more books than I can finish. I have personally seen such apps on existing windows tablets. When I had that thought I realised just how annoyed I am with Microsoft. I hardly read Windows Central anymore either as the notifications are ***** on Android. (He works in for Microsoft in Texas). I'm saying if you believe otherwise, you're being driven by something other than statistical probability. Just how much will Satya Nadella get paid? So their sole purpose was to select the highest priority ones and focus development on that. He has sank this company and is now trying to save his ass. Should I take the bait yet again? Again all available in people's pockets. Microsoft has officially jumped the shark. SInce Nadella seems to be incapable of grasping the strategic environment he finds himself in given the context of the tech industry, let me put this in retail termsit's 2005 and Google is Walmart, Apple is Target, and Microsoft is Sears. He has more commitment, vision, drive, passion and focus than this assclown running microsoft. Even IF they ship another new phone device with real windows 10 then WHY in earth should the current fan base care? That could go poorly. However, since I only have hints of what they are working on with Windows on ARM and CShell, I have to pick up something else. What really hurt Windows Phone was empty promises that they lost interest on keeping. I'm not bitter or angry - that takes too much energy - just a little heartbroken because I have to give up something I love. Android and iOS are, right now! I had me and a lot of my extended family on WIndows devices. Let's look at the last 5-7 years. What they haven't done is clearly shonw "what comes next" in mobile. Unfortunately, some folk didn't realize the piece actually addressed all of UWP, not just mobile, The man had more than two choices. I'm a Verizon customer for 15 years, and I heard they were so mad at Microsoft, hence their later attitude towards carrying and supporting Windows phone. time to get rid all my microsoft service. Cheers to all! Mobile payment was the "next big thing" five years ago. HoloLens? Their actions speak louder than words. That's more than just fanboys. 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. Leaders with intellectual stimulation traits motivate employees to rethink prior situations and problems in new ways. yeah people just don't understand the problem won't solve by simply having android apps to run on Windows 10. At this point, you could say Microsoft is autistic from time to time. Everyone has seen the clip of Steve Ballmer doing that chant, right? How many of those 100 million Windows phones are still in use? This brings us to: A huge chunk of the PC market remains on Windows XP. Define the line between business and consumer. Sorry, but that is just a lie. I just know that I have very little faith or trust in Microsoft keeping their word anymore. 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. I will never ever buy a Microsoft product again. The company has focused its efforts in the future of the cloud and 3D business based on other platforms like android and iOS, leaving behind its own platform and what is trending in today business. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that his company is prepared to seize market share and grow despite economic uncertainty over inflation in the U.S. and a potential recession in the near. Laptop, Tablets and network Servers. And if I had an Xbox that would be on Craigslist tonight. Like a domestic violence victim, MS fanboys everywhere should be asking some critical questions about the relationship they find themselves in. That just doesn't look true to me - WP had significant market share and was growing for several years. Exactly! ITS A VERY BIIIIIIIGGGGG MISTAKE!!! Across Europe/Aus/NZ many use a mobile and ISP provided digital hub/smart tv to access what they need. I generally agree with what you say but really, you're ignoring the fact that Europe has twice as many consumers as the US. Spotify doesn't work on my 950 either, I get the same revolving dots as you. So its both WP and Android ? But life has literally been moving and Windows 10 Mobile has almost stood still and now to the point of going away. If he'd have done the same thing with PCs that he did with phones, we wouldn't even be talking about Microsoft anymore. If they did that thenthe OS could be loaded on to a phone. It's a given Nadella will continue to push Windows Azure and Office 365, where hes been instrumental in their impressive growth so far. We need to think about unintended consequences of our technology, for example. I have been Microsoft everything since the DOS days, not anymore. He has some good leadership skills, as he managed to increase Microsoft's profitability by 268% since taking over. Nadella Satya has tried to diversify first using different brands and then by adding various features based on customer preferences. Simply because they never pay. During his four-day India visit, the Microsoft Executive Chairman and CEO had an interesting interaction with an AI at the Future Ready Technology Summit in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Nadella should really just spare us all the yap.. Don't mean nothing if you are not backing it up. And then they decide to abandon it because they never had the vision of a competeing third ecosystem. It'll have to be an Android as the one-button design of iOS makes me want to throw it against a wall but I also know the parts of Android that I don't care for and I'm not looking forward to tweaking it in an attempt to give me the exact experience I want. But until recently Surface and mobile were separate, meaning my statements about Surface would not apply to the 950 series. Microsoft are fools if they think that they have a future while withdrawing from the consumer market. The entire current management team and board need to be shot. Now I'm left with an unfinished project and what future? It's frustrating to see for a company I was quite overzealous about at a time. Almost all Developers cater to consumers because that is the largest growth market for trends and 15-minute fame apps. Not much progress for all your efforts! At this rate, it's going to be cloud only as the consumer market dries up to nothing. Then what? Due to the recent news of Microsoft team members saying they have switched over to another mobile OS and that Micosoft has finally admitted given up on Windows Mobilewas the last straw for me. It's pretty simple, we all dream about making it big and changing the world for the better or if you're a materialistic person, making alot of money. All rights reserved. Android simply cannot compete on the core functionality and integration of multiple accounts. Please forget about Win32 antiques. By India Today Tech: Most companies, regardless of their sector, are calling employees back to the office now that COVID cases have dropped significantly. Removing such items from the list of devices, that can be the vehicle for the future developments, will hurt the overall reception to anything MS is attempting to achieve. You lose your ability to retain talent or to recruit the best talent when futures are uncertain. How much have you or your company invested in Microsoft "mobile" over the last 5 years? I noticed MS focused more and more on this third segment. Nokias hardware division drags on Microsofts margins and net income. After a mere 2 months, Microsoft pulled this phone, the Kin one and Kin two. Microsoft was plagued by the . Now, you have recognised that mobile is the entry to nearly everything else. Nhu Tran February 10, 2023 Satya Nadella at Microsoft Case Study 1. The company can pursue horizontal integration to consolidate and bring efficiencies but I believe it will be a short term relief. This is the way to go. The Nokia deal is about to bring a huge chunk of new staff into Microsofts business roughly at the same time that it is picking up a new leader. > How many toy manufactures, production companies (film/tv), IoT. Nadella is a cloud guy, which is the strong growth future for Microsoft. But I get a feeling its history repeating itself all over again in the mobile space. 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. It's very early days for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and for the company's overhaul from a 1990s PC company to a service and cloud company. No, but the folks who drive them sure do like the ride. As far as reaching out to developers, I was a hobby developer for WP starting with 8,I made a simple application using the built in componentsand methods that Microsoft recommended. They have had a chance. Microsoft will be extremely vulnerable without a mobile presence. 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. But in general it was a culmination of stupid moves at that time. PC? It was created by Linkin Park, very touch screen friendly! In effect it has contributed to its own entropy. They have only just started releasing a modem the market (apple) likes. Something built on Java that would be extremely open wait. allow MEMU on windows mobile in the storeAll will be fine then! No thanks MS. Bye Bye. "Computing is getting embedded in the real world, in a manufacturing plant, in a retail setting, in a hospital, in a farm," Nadella said. My whole family is on Windows Phone because of me,I have lost friends defending and aruging overWindows Phoneand itsaddens me that this CEO has dragged Microsoft down to this point and yes I blame him. They need to be serious on there each and every commitment. For example, more will start use google docs and storage (due to integration with phone etc.) The 920,1020 were some of the most talked about sp(smartphone) on themarket during that time. As developers we embrace new technologies, and most of us have spent much money and many hours learning it. Published by HBR Publications. - Growing Market Size and Evolving Preferences of Consumers Over the last decade and half the market size has grown at brisk pace. So the last part to me is the key, especially if you have had some initial success.