Microsoft no longer considers Windows to be the most important

After the Surface hardware event in 2019, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared that, not the Windows operating system but the app model and experience are the most important things for the technology giant.

The CEO added that Microsoft is more interested in how developers write apps for Duo and Neo rather than just making a Windows or Android app.

Since taking office five years ago, Satya Nadella has always followed this policy and way of doing it. Last year, he changed the structure of the Windows division, leaving senior manager Terry Myerson to leave. Currently, cloud and AI teams are responsible for developing Windows.

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For Microsoft, Windows is still an important but not the future.

Nadella said that Microsoft is focusing on developing the Microsoft Graph - a set of API functions to connect to Windows, Azure Cloud, Office 365. These functions will help applications on personal computers and mobile devices easily. Connect to Microsoft's ecosystem, bring unprecedented user experience. Currently, Microsoft is working with Google to help Android users can have those experiences soon.

Microsoft launched the Surface Duo, which is a dual-screen phone running Android. The reason Microsoft no longer uses Windows Mobile on its phones is replaced by Android simply because it has a lot of apps and is suitable for use with 2-screen phones. That is the natural choice at the present time.

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Nadella emphasized that in the future Windows will only be important for business customers because they depend on Microsoft Office and old software, while everything else will move all to the browser and run on. cloud platform. At that time, what device users were using (Windows, Mac, Linux .) was no longer important

Microsoft decided to tear down Edge and rebuild with the Chromium core is a way for them to ensure users will get the best Microsoft service experience whether they use Chrome, Safari or Edge.

In the end, Microsoft is still the winner because even though its operating system is no longer what binds users, people will still pay to use its services. Even then, Microsoft's power will be bigger, and it will make more money.

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