Perestroika in Microsoft: Windows will no longer be the company's main product

The current head of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, announced   large-scale reorganization of the company. Fourth for   five years. According to the new course, the company wants to get rid of   depending on   Windows to not   to miss the future.

What exactly will change

Unchanged chapter of Windows division Terry Myerson after 21 years of work in the   companies for   leaves her. The unit itself is waiting for the merger with   a division of cloud services Microsoft Azure. But   it's not   all. The new division is divided into   2 groups   - one will be called Experiences & Devices (note: responsible for electronic devices and   OS   Windows), and   second Cloud + AI   Platform (note: cloud computing and   Artificial Intelligence).

What is this all for

AT   in general, in   there will be many permutations, but   The company's goal is not to   at   mopping up rows, and   at   change in   side of cloud computing and   artificial intelligence. Say, you can not give up   future in   please traditions. Wimdows remains the most popular product of the company, but it no longer determines the weather. As if Satya Nadella watched the first series of the new season of " Silicon Valley " and   felt like Gavin Belson with   his " box 2 " .

Source: Microsoft