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Damn, Jez now putting hits out on Nadella? 
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-has-a-problem-nobody-wants-to-buy-or-use-its-shoddy-ai
If there's one thing that typifies Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella's tenure: it's a general inability to connect with customers.
Microsoft shut down its retail arm quietly over the past few years, closed up shop on mountains of consumer products, while drifting haphazardly from tech fad to tech fad. From blockchain to "metaverse" and now to artificial intelligence — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella can't seem to prioritize effectively, and the cracks are starting to shine through.
A recent report from The Information detailed how Microsoft's internal AI efforts are going awry, with cut forecasts and sales goals for its Azure AI products across the board. The Information said that Microsoft's sales people are "struggling" to meet goals, owing to a complete lack of demand. Microsoft denied the reports, but it can't deny market share growth trends — all of which point to Google Gemini surging ahead.
Last week we wrote about how Microsoft Copilot's backend partner OpenAI issued a "code red" situation. ChatGPT has fallen behind Google Gemini in problem solving, and Nano Banana image generation has outpaced OpenAI's own DALLE by leaps and bounds.
With OpenAI's business model under constant scrutiny and racking up genuinely dangerous levels of debt, it's become a cascading problem for Microsoft to have tied up layer upon layer of its business in what might end up being something of a lame duck.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/satya-nadella-calls-microsofts-size-a-massive-disadvantage-in-ai
While speaking with Mathias Dpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the executive admitted that he spends of of his weekends learning about how startups build and develop products. Nadella indicated that Microsoft's size "has become a massive disadvantage" as it tries to establish dominance in the AI space (via Business Insider).
According to the executive, startups are able to make informed decisions quickly because everyone involved in the product development process all sit at the same table. Perhaps more interestingly, Nadella seemingly shared a solution for this issue: unlearning old habits and techniques that once made companies successful and embracing new approaches.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-has-a-problem-nobody-wants-to-buy-or-use-its-shoddy-ai
If there's one thing that typifies Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella's tenure: it's a general inability to connect with customers.
Microsoft shut down its retail arm quietly over the past few years, closed up shop on mountains of consumer products, while drifting haphazardly from tech fad to tech fad. From blockchain to "metaverse" and now to artificial intelligence — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella can't seem to prioritize effectively, and the cracks are starting to shine through.
A recent report from The Information detailed how Microsoft's internal AI efforts are going awry, with cut forecasts and sales goals for its Azure AI products across the board. The Information said that Microsoft's sales people are "struggling" to meet goals, owing to a complete lack of demand. Microsoft denied the reports, but it can't deny market share growth trends — all of which point to Google Gemini surging ahead.
Last week we wrote about how Microsoft Copilot's backend partner OpenAI issued a "code red" situation. ChatGPT has fallen behind Google Gemini in problem solving, and Nano Banana image generation has outpaced OpenAI's own DALLE by leaps and bounds.
With OpenAI's business model under constant scrutiny and racking up genuinely dangerous levels of debt, it's become a cascading problem for Microsoft to have tied up layer upon layer of its business in what might end up being something of a lame duck.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/satya-nadella-calls-microsofts-size-a-massive-disadvantage-in-ai
While speaking with Mathias Dpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the executive admitted that he spends of of his weekends learning about how startups build and develop products. Nadella indicated that Microsoft's size "has become a massive disadvantage" as it tries to establish dominance in the AI space (via Business Insider).
According to the executive, startups are able to make informed decisions quickly because everyone involved in the product development process all sit at the same table. Perhaps more interestingly, Nadella seemingly shared a solution for this issue: unlearning old habits and techniques that once made companies successful and embracing new approaches.
