In a 3100 word email to all employees Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the firm is rediscovering its soul to change the world in a bolder and more ambitious way.
Moving from just devices and services, Microsoft projects a world with over 3 billion people with Internet-connected devices which is an oportunity for it to create more natural human-computing interfaces that empower all individuals.
“We will develop and deploy secure platforms and infrastructure that enable all industries. And we will strike the right balance between using data to create intelligent, personal experiences, while maintaining security and privacy. By doing all of this, we will have the broadest impact. Our passion is to enable people to thrive in this mobile-first and cloud-first world.”
The firm’s latest ambition is to be productivity and platform company for the mobile-first and cloud-first world. One which reinvents productivity to empower individuals and firms to do more.