Scott, you're so burnt and twisted man. You need to see someone. Got a good therapist or is that why we are here? ;)
Perhaps Microsoft can organise something with those two, similar to how Apple did. I'm not insinuating Steve's departure involved any foul play... Just saying... On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Its probably good to wait for the honeymoon to pass before you drop this > dosage of reality but ...here goes (i'm always the buzz killer) > > So I need you to be the new CEO ... but.. here's the thing, the old CEO > will kind of be your boss (on the board) and the founder of the company > will kind of be an employee ..but don't worry this is your company to > run...and you run it the way you like...and we'll just be here...hanging > around...watching you....every move....you make... > > Imagine having that as your job.... - Microsoft. > > As long as those two linger, I just can't but help think this poor bastard > doesn't really have a fair fight on his hands? ...he's gifted andy who have > worked for him will raise their hands and state out loud "he's good > Microsoft" but at the end of the day its alway a little "business as > usual". Even his speech to employee's kept the same tone you'd typically > see at a variety of Microsoft conferences ...I think you need that external > influence to break the Microsoft culture circuit... someone who hasn't got > a history lesson attached, someone who looks at the whole concept with an > eyebrow raised and questions like "why?" ... > > I also think that this CEO position was supposed to be the Windows Vista > release or the guy who played Bond after Sean Connery ... they are supposed > to absorb the change "I dont like it" moments but meanwhile you hold back > on the real good(s) for the real "change" to come ..which is the Windows 7 > release... "Same shit, just different UI" .. "Same problems, just different > face.." :) > > > --- > Regards, > Scott Barnes > http://www.riagenic.com > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM, ILT (O) <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > >> I read about 8-10 "IT press" articles about Nadella yesterday, and a few >> are looking for the controversy - usual for any media reporting, I suppose. >> >> Additionally, it's ramping up significantly in areas that Anthony >> identified as "the future" (e.g. cloud-based products/services) >> >> As I read it, Nadella's roles over the past few years have been achieving >> exactly that. To use the acronyms - PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. >> >> Equally interesting is his emphasis (in all the snippets of interviews >> that I have seen) on devices. And I don't believe that he is defing devices >> as narrowly as tablets and phones, Surface and Windows Phone. >> ------------------------------ >> >> Ian Thomas >> Victoria Park, Western Australia >> >> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: >> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 06, 2014 6:50 AM >> >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:33 PM, ILT (O) <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> 46 years old, 22 with Microsoft - and his experience within MS is quite >> impressive. I think he's an excellent choice. >> >> >> >> Have a read of this: >> http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/the-gigaom-interview-a-chat-with-microsofts-satya-nadella-from-before-he-was-the-likely-next-ceo/ >> >> >> >> He seems pretty considered and thoughtful. I don't think we'll be seeing >> any more monkey boy dances, that's for sure. >> >> David Connors >> da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 >> Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors >> Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors >> Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors >> >> >> > >
