SniperHunter
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Its a sanskrit word, my name is similar to it
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Satya Nadella is Microsoft's new CEO
- Thread starter Castef
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Never heard of him before. Should be interesting to see where he goes with this.
Wait, I thought Julie Larson was in charge of the Xbox division. Am I wrong?
Wait, I thought Julie Larson was in charge of the Xbox division. Am I wrong?
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Yeah I think the bigger news here is Elop is Xbox head now. :/
FWIW, Satya means "Truth".
kevcampbell
Member
And burns kevcampbell with fire for the Japanese and Chinese name thing haha
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Yes... so apparently the guys at MS were like, "Oh, you think you can do better? Ok, here."
gamechanger87
Member
At least we won't have to worry about an Xbox breaking under him. No matter what height it is dropped from.
Interesting pick on the CEO, but it by far makes the most sense. MS is going heavy cloud and he is the right man to helm it.
With regards to Elop on Xbox, I really don't see how this will change much. The Xbox One was designed to work within the Windows family and they view it as their most successful consumer hardware product. The hope is to use it as the Trojan Horse to get everything into their family of products. Elop won't change that and the new CEO further proves MS' direction.
Just so everyone understand the situation :
The guy who allegedly said he would get rid of the Xbox division and all the devices is now in charge of the Xbox division.
That's the same guy that put Nokia in a situation dire enough that they couldn't do anything but sell themselves to Microsoft.
The guy who allegedly said he would get rid of the Xbox division and all the devices is now in charge of the Xbox division.
That's the same guy that put Nokia in a situation dire enough that they couldn't do anything but sell themselves to Microsoft.
Baron_Calamity
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Care to make a polE?
BrokenIcarus
Member
That was before the Nokia aquisition.
So who here thinks MS will let the xbox die in the next 3 years?
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's three divisions, though, and under Julie Larson it seemed like Phil Spencer was more powerful in the Xbox division (maybe not behind the scenes, though?), so who knows what will happen. At least Elop isn't CEO.
What? No it doesn't. Lol.
There's nothing remotely Japanese or Chinese about that name.
edit: lol everyone is piling on ...oh my.
She was.
Now she's been assigned to working under Elop.
hard work < sinking a ship and selling its wares for cheap.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I feel like the thread title is burying the lead here, Elop being in charge of Xbox is way more interesting from a gaming perspective than Nadella being CEO.
Can't wait to see Elop at E3. Should be good times.
Can't wait to see Elop at E3. Should be good times.
Nightengale
Member
I'd rather Nokia died through Meego than they did with Lumia.
N9 is an unmatched beauty.
Hmm kind of glad i haven't got my X1 yet although i very much doubt Microsoft will abandon Xbox unless sales dry up completely.
All things foreign are Chinese to the good ol' red white and blue
Do you know any Chinese or Japanese folks?
Terbinator
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BlackBuzzard
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Lets see what the Elop effect does to Xbox.
I really want a Surface, but I have a bad feeling it's going to end up like the Zune.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Only if it doesn't perform well. Where perhaps under Balmer's lead they might have stuck with it and tried again next gen, I can see these guys cutting the cords all together when it comes down to it.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Why are we even on the topic of the CEO's name? I'm more concerned about Elop being head of the Xbox, surface, and other devices department. 
I hope things don't go bad ..
I hope things don't go bad ..BlackBuzzard
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Elop tanked Nokia.
TheRealTalker
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lol Elop was like
"you will never get rid of me... watch out Xbox I am still coming for you"
but anyway Nadella being the CEO makes the disc free XO more plausible in the future
"you will never get rid of me... watch out Xbox I am still coming for you"
but anyway Nadella being the CEO makes the disc free XO more plausible in the future
Castef
Banned
Why are we even on the topic of the CEO's name? I'm more concerned about Elop being head of the Xbox, surface, and other devices department.
"Ok Elop, you'll have to manage the dog"
"Then I kill the dog! Job's done!"
Uhm... makes no sense right?
Sink the business and sell it off to Sony or Nintendo. It's what Elop's best at.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Looked up old pics of Mr. Nadella and dude got in shape! We need more sexy CEOs so I support this move. He looks better than Mr. Elop as well as the ex-CEO of Ford, so I support his appointment. Looks are all that matter.