NEW RESEARCH: What Nadella means for Microsoft

After the first buzz of excitement following the appointment of Satya Nadella as the new CEO of Microsoft we reflect on what it will mean for the company. It's too early for a distinctive Nadella vision to emerge – we expect that will come after the Nokia deal completes and into Microsoft’s new financial year (its year ends in June). We can be confident it will be cloud first and heavily mobile led but expect it to err on the side of protecting the company rather than disrupting it.

It could be a lot more cross-platform focussed if the ‘leaks’ over the last week have substance – that Android apps will run natively on Windows, and that a touch-optimised version of Office for the iPad will be out this year, earlier than anticipated and before the Windows version is available. Rumours should be viewed with caution naturally, but Nadella has been opening out the Azure platform over the past year, so he has proven cross-platform credentials. Breaking the link between Windows and Office would be the strongest statement that Microsoft is prepared to make bold changes.

Eligible TechMarketView subscribers can read our thoughts on the shape of Microsoft under Nadella, here. 

Posted by Angela Eager at '08:55' - Tagged: cloud   software   management