Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO • Hacker News Board

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by chris_wot » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:27 PM UTC

skrebbel wrote: post #13

leobelle wrote: post #5

It looks like Microsoft is starting to head in a better direction given their backtracking on "metro" style for desktop applications. I hope they develop more software for non-Windows devices. I really wouldn't mind using Microsoft software on non-Windows. I only use Windows for testing and gaming. I wish Nadella and Microsoft luck, and hope they make a real turn around. As a side note it is also exciting to see some…

> As a side note it is also exciting to see some more diversity in the top ranks of one of our biggest technology companies. Because true diversity is people who look different!

He reads Russian literature, loves poetry, and watches test cricket. Seems like a pretty diverse bunch on interests to me.

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by benihana » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:28 PM UTC

skrebbel wrote: post #13

leobelle wrote: post #5

It looks like Microsoft is starting to head in a better direction given their backtracking on "metro" style for desktop applications. I hope they develop more software for non-Windows devices. I really wouldn't mind using Microsoft software on non-Windows. I only use Windows for testing and gaming. I wish Nadella and Microsoft luck, and hope they make a real turn around. As a side note it is also exciting to see some…

> As a side note it is also exciting to see some more diversity in the top ranks of one of our biggest technology companies. Because true diversity is people who look different!

Ha ha ha! Because he doesn't look different enough! Get it? Cause he's basically a white guy with darker colored skin, get it? Because being born in a different country and moving here basically makes you white, get it?

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by ef47d35620c1 » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:28 PM UTC

Varcht wrote: post #10

scotth wrote: post #3

I'm curious about his accent. It sounds like it would've taken a lot of work to develop. Is sounding American-ish a requirement of rising to the upper echelons of a company like Microsoft?

Is it racist to not understand half of what is said through a thick accent? if it is I'm a big jerk. edit: why the down votes? Honest question, parent seems to be implying that its a bad thing that he adjusted to his environment, an environment where clear communication is paramount,.

We all have accents whether we were born in America or not. Have you ever been in the South? Just because we talk slow doesn't mean we think slow ;)

Typically, it just requires spending time around the person and interacting with them. It doesn't matter where they are from or what sort of accent they have. After a few days, you'll understand them.

And also, an accent has no bearing on intelligence.

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by ygra » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:29 PM UTC

leobelle wrote: post #30

tomswartz07 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it particularly interesting that they highlighted his work with *Nix systems in his early career. I don't want to draw any conclusions, but I have a good feeling about that.

Man, a fully functional supported bash-like terminal on Windows would be heaven sent.

I'd take PowerShell over bash any day. If you mean the console window, that's completely independent of the applicating running inside both on Unix-likes and Windows and admittedly there are things to improve. However, there are ConEmu, Console2 and others which by now work really, really well.

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:30 PM UTC

skrebbel wrote: post #13

leobelle wrote: post #5

It looks like Microsoft is starting to head in a better direction given their backtracking on "metro" style for desktop applications. I hope they develop more software for non-Windows devices. I really wouldn't mind using Microsoft software on non-Windows. I only use Windows for testing and gaming. I wish Nadella and Microsoft luck, and hope they make a real turn around. As a side note it is also exciting to see some…

> As a side note it is also exciting to see some more diversity in the top ranks of one of our biggest technology companies. Because true diversity is people who look different!

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Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by mathattack » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:31 PM UTC

chollida1 wrote: post #2

The bigger news here might be that Bill Gates has stepped down from his role as Chairman of the board! Although this has been rumored to happen for some time, its still a big "changing of the guard" step for Microsoft. Good luck to Bill in his new roll on the Board as "Founder and Technology Advisor".

It will be very interesting to see what this means. When he dropped the CEO title, the goal was to be more of a visionary too.

An open question... What's the big thing he brings to the table? Strategic thinking? Vision? Competitiveness? Respect in the Company? All of the above? What's the best way to harness this? (Ok, that's open questionS)

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by sp332 » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:32 PM UTC

Varcht wrote: post #10

scotth wrote: post #3

I'm curious about his accent. It sounds like it would've taken a lot of work to develop. Is sounding American-ish a requirement of rising to the upper echelons of a company like Microsoft?

Is it racist to not understand half of what is said through a thick accent? if it is I'm a big jerk. edit: why the down votes? Honest question, parent seems to be implying that its a bad thing that he adjusted to his environment, an environment where clear communication is paramount,.

a thick accent

Do you mean Nadella's in particular? I didn't think it was that bad. Anyway it's only racist if you think less of a person just because you can't understand them. Remember there are lots of people who can't understand you, either.

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by raverbashing » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:32 PM UTC

solaris152000 wrote: post #6

The email on his first day is an interesting read: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/feb14/02-04ma...

Although his email is filled with "corporate BS" and buzzwords it's surprisingly humane.

He introduces himself, explains about his way of thinking, tells about his family, for example

It's something MS needs. A fresh departure from Ray Ozzie, who looked like said Good Morning to his wife with a Corporate Memo, or from Ballmer, who, although energetic, didn't have a good aim for things (well, to be fair it's difficult to throw chairs with precision)

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by w-m » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:33 PM UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JwNZBJ_wI

Interesting that they chose a walk and talk kind of thing, in a completely vacant office. What where they hurrying towards that they couldn't take the time to sit down?

Re: Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO

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Post by skywhopper » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 2:33 PM UTC

fro wrote: post #14

chollida1 wrote: post #2

The bigger news here might be that Bill Gates has stepped down from his role as Chairman of the board! Although this has been rumored to happen for some time, its still a big "changing of the guard" step for Microsoft. Good luck to Bill in his new roll on the Board as "Founder and Technology Advisor".

A step down from chairman, but a step up in involvement. Gates says he will be "substantially increasing the time that I spend at the company."

I hope that this is just doublespeak to reassure people who think Gates is important to Microsoft's future success. Personally, I think both Microsoft and the world would be better off if Gates stepped away completely and focussed all of his efforts on the Gates Foundation's work.