>> While Indian newspapers were over the moon about Nadella’s elevation, with some justification, there is another side to the story we need to consider: why is it that India’s tech and other geniuses flower only in the US or Silicon Valley?
The assignment of Nadella to CEO role appears to be a very smart move from Microsoft board for many reasons:
1) He's not involved into scandalous business decisions as Elop
2) He's internal candidate and been in Microsoft for 22 years
3) He's Ballmer's man, and
4) Ballmer and Gates are still on Microsoft board, so no uncomfortable decisions and surprises for MS board from the new CEO.
5) He's Indian, which brings even more diversity to Microsoft LT.
Given all of the above, I doubt any drastic and revolutionary changes will happen at MS.
I seriously doubt #5 has anything to do with it. Considering that he has been in the U.S his entire Adult life (i.e old enough to make his own choices), one can characterize him as American rather than Indian.
The assignment of Nadella to CEO role appears to be a very smart move from Microsoft board for many reasons:
1) He's not involved into scandalous business decisions as Elop 2) He's internal candidate and been in Microsoft for 22 years 3) He's Ballmer's man, and 4) Ballmer and Gates are still on Microsoft board, so no uncomfortable decisions and surprises for MS board from the new CEO. 5) He's Indian, which brings even more diversity to Microsoft LT.
Given all of the above, I doubt any drastic and revolutionary changes will happen at MS.