

“Nadella’s a cloud-centric guy he’s going to focus on what’s been successful, and where the future’s going. “Their absence speaks volumes,” said Daniel Ives, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets. Significantly, they did not demonstrate any software on Windows machines, telegraphing a departure from former Chief Executive Steve Ballmer’s focus on the personal computer operating software and its own devices. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithĪt a news conference Thursday, executives demonstrated a new “touch-first” version of Office crafted for the iPad, available for download as a free app, though a subscription is needed to let users create or edit documents rather than just read them. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a Microsoft event in San Francisco, California March 27, 2014.
