CNN: Is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella better than Bill Gates?

[VAkena]

Quick summary (even though the article is in somewhat a point form already)

 

         - Microsoft is basically doing VERY well since current CEO Satya Nadella took over

 

Source Link: http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/investing/microsoft-stock-satya-nadella-cloud/

        

[Kherm]

Better than Ballmer, but I don't think he's better than Bill Gates. 

[Shoob]

You mean better than Steve Ballmer? Because he surely is.

[Mohenjo]

Thing is, kinda hard to fuck up Microsoft. if you have any business skills, keep Microsoft afloat is not super hard 

[VAkena]

Better than Ballmer, but I don't think he's better than Bill Gates. 

Deffinetly better than Balmer

[Nena Trinity]

Thing is, kinda hard to fuck up Microsoft. if you have any business skills, keep Microsoft afloat is not super hard 

I can mess it up il just give free Windows to all!

[Mohenjo]

I can mess it up il just give free Windows to all!

*cough* windows 10 *cough* 

[themaniac]

Thing is, kinda hard to fuck up Microsoft. if you have any business skills, keep Microsoft afloat is not super hard 

you could say the same thing about apple and google but that doesn't make it true

[Nena Trinity]

*cough* windows 10 *cough* 

Il give you free XP and 7 to!

[Mohenjo]

you could say the same thing about apple and google but that doesn't make it true

I mean, im not saying its impossible. But if people find out Microsoft enslaves kids, 100,00 people might not buy windows next yea, hell a million. and it wouldnt even make a dent. But windows is the only operating system that exists than you can purchase (Linux is already free, yet its no where near as possible) 

[XTankSlayerX]

Better than balmer, not Gates, definitely not.

They've done great things, xbox is going more crossplatform, Surface is legitimately good, Windows 10 is great, One drive integration in Windows 10 is great, and Windows phones seem to be coming a great thing too.

[Coaxialgamer]

NO ONE is better than bill gates . Case closed.

[Swndlr]

Sooooooooooooooooo the current CEO is better than the guy who founded the actually company?

[Misanthrope]

If you wanna compare a couple of years vs a couple of decades, sure. Sadly in business this is kinda the way they think: you're as good as your lasts quarterly or at best yearly results.

[VAkena]

I mean, im not saying its impossible. But if people find out Microsoft enslaves kids, 100,00 people might not buy windows next yea, hell a million. and it wouldnt even make a dent. But windows is the only operating system that exists than you can purchase (Linux is already free, yet its no where near as possible) 

100, 00? Did you mean 10, 000 or 100, 000?

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[Prysin]

has Gates even had a leading role in the company in the last decade?

 

yes he is on the board, and yes he has share stakes, however i dont think he has had any heavy decision making role in the last decade or two...

[Inkz]

Deffinetly better than Balmer

Word for word what I was about to type.

[warmmilk]

you can't compare the two... they're doing 2 completely different things

 

Bill Gates created a massive empire, Nadella took over this massive empire (from a not so great leader) and is improving it.  its much easier to improve on something great then to create something great from nothing...

[RagnarokDel]

There's no way. Bill Gates took this company from a motel room to #1 software company in the world (I believe it was literally #1 all category for a while even?)

[Yoinkerman]

Billy G is about the most legit guy in the world.

 

There's no contest.

[PlayStation 2]

Not Bill Gates, but he's better than the dickface we know as Steve Ballmer.

[spartaman64]

100, 00? Did you mean 10, 000 or 100, 000?

i know in the eu they use commas as periods when it comes to money

[Linus_torvalds]

No!