Lot of URLs on the new Microsoft CEO: Satya Nadella

Start here at Microsoft announcement

You will see pictures, vidoes, photos very brief bios etc.

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Newyork Times Article

This articles talks *very briefly* about his personality and a few of his previous quotes and how he fits into the company as a technologist.

10 things about him from Time

From the other side of the pond: Guardian

Here is a nice NPR blog

This goes into his educational background as well


Cloud guy for MS
HPS, Begumpet
ECE, Manipaul University (some confusion around this)
CS, University of Wisconsin
MBA from university of chicago
Since 1992 MS
His Dad, an IAS officer in India, Member of Planning Commision
Worked at Sun before

A take from CNN

From venture beat

Few days into the announcement, coverage gets to be more comprehensive, and a touch dramatic as well

He states: ruthlessly remove any obstacles preventing innovation.

This a highly underutilized asset of microsoft. Really good architecture. Still needs a ton of UI work but the basics are there to compete...


Clear vision
Clear implementation
Care in the implementation
Dot the i's and cross the t's
A Clear view of the offerings
Easy access to the offerings

All of these are lacking. In otherwords the packaging really needs work.