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by ohitsdom 3912 days ago
Amazon has been busy, but I still have to go with Satya Nadella. Since he's gotten the job in early 2014, Microsoft has shipped amazing things. Many of his decisions have helped redefine company culture, for the better.

Amazon has shipped a lot, but I think the new Microsoft has a bigger impact. Off the top of my head: open-sourcing .NET, SSH to Windows, Surface product line, Hololens development, Windows 10 (hit a few bumps, but free is HUGE), cross-platform software push, stronger open-source commitment...
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brador 3912 days ago
Satya has made some huge changes, and they're moving, but it's a beast of a company to push.

Win 10 still has a chance to hit a home run and make his name, but only if hard decisions are made. That 6.63% market share could be easily 25%+ right now, somethings gone wrong and they need to look at that and fix before users find the alternatives.

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mistermann 3911 days ago
Oh please, somethings gone wrong? Maybe the 56.53% of Windows 7 users are like me and are perfectly happy with the way things are.
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grogenaut 3911 days ago
So you're crediting Satya with windows 10? That started way before he was ceo.
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ohitsdom 3911 days ago
A lot was started before he took over, but there's still been a dramatic change since it happened.

When SSH was announced, the team said they tried twice before and were shot down. This time, they got executive support. I bet there were many great, open ideas that Ballmer shot down that Nadella would approve of. My point being- of course good things were in progress before he took over, but they seem more likely to make it out the door now.

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