Microsoft Names New CEO

Many months have passed but we know who will be taking the reigns at Microsoft.

Satya_Nadella

Bill Gates is departing as Chairman of the Board effective immediately.  He will take on a technology advisory role.

Cramer, the investment guy, over on CNBC has some thoughts on this and calls for Microsoft to spin off at least one unit.  He generally thinks this selection was a good one for Microsoft:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101388161

Here is a snippet from that news:

Nadella seems well-positioned to help the company, Cramer said, given his experience with the cloud-computing division of Microsoft.

"I do think the cloud division of the company is the one part of the company that kind of seems to have the thesis of where America is going," Cramer said.Next up is a write-up on part of the challenges the new CEO will face:

www.zdnet.com/mobile-vs-desktop-microsofts-least-significant-challenge-with-windows

Here is a snippet from that piece:

As big as the Windows XP installed base is, the Windows 7 segment is even larger. Microsoft wants to get this huge group moving forward to Windows 8, too.

How to get these two massive segments onto Windows 8 is no doubt a major focus in Redmond. It not only impacts Microsoft's business but that of its partners, too.

Exactly.  How does Microsoft reconcile the desktop with the tablet?  That is what I've written about already as the major issue with Windows 8.

Happy reading,

J.W. Gant