If things settle down the way people think they will about iPhone 8 and iPhone X sales, will we ever take consumers to the bleeding edge?
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Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition picked apart by Nadella in new book
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The company’s third and current CEO has something like a memoir out and in it, he expresses his disappointment with the Nokia acquisition.
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Ballmer: Nadella needs “clear path forward” for Windows 10 Mobile
In a wide-ranging interview with Business Insider, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave his perspective on how his former homebase is faring. As the company’s largest individual shareholder, he’s been disappointed with the lack of information about revenues from cloud ...
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Satya Nadella admits that Microsoft needs better Lumia flagships
Microsoft has made a ton of controversial changes to its mobile platform. From providing broader support to competing platforms with its newest services, to massive layoffs in the Lumia division, it’s hard to not be concerned over the future of Microsoft’s smartphone business. Satya Nadella has committed to continue building great Lumia offerings going forward, and today we hear more.Satya Nadella was ...
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Nadella: “The free upgrade to Windows 10 is meant to improve our phone position”
Microsoft’s recent round of layoffs hasn’t left the company with a lot of good publicity. We spent most of our last episode of the Pocketnow Weekly discussing our concern for the future of Windows Phone, mainly because Microsoft is doing away with most of its mobile team. As a result, we’ve heard Terry Myerson giving ...
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Microsoft company shake-up retires Stephen Elop and others
Microsoft has spent the last year reinventing itself since Steve Ballmer stepped down, and Satya Nadella became the company’s CEO. The changes have involved more than just a change in leadership, but also a very corporate different strategy. Change is sadly not popular with some of the people that stay, or in some cases, some people just don’t fit the new mold, and that’s what seems to have happened today.Microsoft has just announced that Stephen Elop is leaving Microsoft, and joining him in this departure is also Mark Penn, Kirill Tatarinov and Eric Rudder. Stephen Elop ...
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Satya Nadella doesn’t define success in mobile by its market share
One thing that’s no secret is that Microsoft has struggled with its mobile platform for years. After being the market leader for years last decade, the company hasn’t found the right approach to regain its popularity after the launch of competitors like Android and iOS. We do know that Microsoft wants its company to focus on
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Satya Nadella may be both good and bad for Microsoft
So the results are in, the votes are counted, the hanging chads are ignored, and we have a new CEO – Satya Nadella. Mr. Nadella is a mainstay with Microsoft who has been with the company since before many of us bought our first smart phone. Twenty-two years ago, a bright, young engineering n00b stepped onto the deck of the U.S.S. Microsoft and today he gets to go straight to the captain’s chair formerly occupied by just two other gentlemen – Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. That’s right, this is like Ben Sisko taking charge of a space station following Kirk and Picard (though maybe ...
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Pocketnow Weekly 082: HTC M8, LG G3 rumors, and early termination on principle
Sometimes it’s not the promise of saving money, nor the allure of a shiny device that drives you from the warm arms of your current wireless carrier – sometimes it’s just a matter of standing up for what you believe in. That’s the case with today’s podcast guest, friend of the show and longtime Verizon Wireless customer Chris Larson, who’s leaving Big Red for the much smaller T-Mobile USA due to Verizon’s stance on net neutrality. On this episode of the Weekly, we’ll talk to Chris and find out just what he’s prepared to sacrifice, and ...
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iPhone 6 Camera, Galaxy S 5 event, Satya Nadella’s Microsoft & more – Pocketnow Daily
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about iOS 7.1 Beta 5, and what this means to the Jailbreak community. We then go through the news of the red Nexus 5 being launched, along with the current Nexus 5 line-up. Samsung follows the news as the company has announced its Unpacked event for MWC in Barcelona, even though return rates for the GS4 have skyrocketed. Then we talk about the iPhone 6 and more news about its new camera technology. We end today’s show talking about Microsoft’s new CEO, the new roll of Bill Gates, and other Microsoft news as well. All this and more ...
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iPhone beats Samsung Galaxy, Bill Gates leaving Microsoft rumors, GS4 Black & more – Pocketnow Daily
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about how the iPhone currently dominates the smartphone market in the US. We then talk about Samsung’s surprising launch of a black-edition Galaxy S 4, though with some setbacks. Then we talk about Microsoft, its possible new CEO, and even a new Chairman to replace Bill Gates as well. Google is next as we talk about the company’s plans to still build a smartwatch, aside from Asus and Acer. We end today’s show talking about how Lenovo’s CEO claims that his company can defeat Apple and Samsung with the purchase of ...
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Satya Nadella to be Microsoft’s CEO, Gates steps down as Chairman says Bloomberg
All this CEO hunt for Microsoft has turned into quite the soap opera, but recent claims from Bloomberg follow on the recent news that we heard yesterday. It seems that Microsoft’s board has reached a decision, or should we say a couple of decisions, and these are quite dramatic. First of all, Bloomberb points to Satya Nadella as the Microsoft’s next CEO. Nadella has been in Microsoft for 20 years, has been heavily involved in products like Office and Bing, and is currently focused more on Microsoft’s consumer products and also its cloud computing business. Now one of the ...
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