How would you feel if there were Windows Phones with Android? When in 2014, Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer at the helm of Microsoft, the company went through a reorganization process.
Nadella wanted a new Microsoft that adopts and supports all the opinions of its customers. The new CEO focused more on Windows and the Cloud, in an effort to focus on products that generate more revenue for the company.
Αφού απέλυσε 18.000 ανθρώπους που ασχολούνταν με Appliances and Nokia services, and after reorganizing the company to operate holistically as “One Microsoft,” Nadella is gearing up for a new round of changes.
"Tough changes," he explained in a letter to company employees last week.
But before we move on to the upcoming changes, let us mention that at the moment there are more rumors and that Microsoft does not want to comment on them.
Will not There Be Other Windows Phone?
Recent information from people inside the company indicates that Microsoft could abandon Windows Phone entirely, something some had predicted after e-mail sent to workers by Nadella last week.
Windows Phone was one of the products that was not mentioned at all in the Microsoft CEO's e-mail, and many guessed it was not accidental, but because the mobile operating system was not part of the company's future plans.
"Appliances Google Play in exchange for Maps on Windows 10”
So now, according to new rumors, Redmond could join forces with Google for some kind of collaboration we've never seen (Windows Phone with Andoid!). Microsoft said it was designing "Google Play devices", which leads us to believe that Redmond could replace the Windows Phone operating system with Android.
Google, in turn, could sell its products, such as Maps and Gmail, in Windows 10, and therefore provide desktop users with access to its basic services.
Interesting for the AMD market
Recently, there have been rumors that want Microsoft to plan the takeover of AMD as it seems to be looking for an extension to the hardware industry.
Basically, Rumors want Microsoft to try to build its own products like Microsoft Surface next time. The reason;
Because the products currently in circulation were not exactly what the company is imagining, it decided to buy a company that specializes in the manufacture of equipment and to expand on this side of the market.
Buying AMD won't be a financial problem for Microsoft, as Redmond has operating income of $95,3 billion in cash, while AMD costs about 1,81 billion.
"Making more hardware will make Microsoft a direct competitor to its partners"
But then there is the issue of hardware investment. With Surface tablets, Microsoft became a direct competitor to its partners and began to struggle for buyers themselves with companies using Windows on their devices.
So there is no doubt that Nadella will have to design this strategy in its finest detail.
Overall, Microsoft's change continues as Microsoft's new goal is to become a better Microsoft. The next 12 months will be decisive for this strategy, so it remains to be seen if Redmond is really ready to launch such a new, difficult mission.
