Episode #31: Satya’s Quiet Coup: How Microsoft Got Its Groove Back
Welcome to Stewart Squared podcast with the two Stewart Alsops. In this episode, they unpack the rise of Satya Nadella and how his leadership reshaped Microsoft’s culture, capital strategy, and role in the AI boom. The conversation traces the company’s shift from a Windows-obsessed, top-down org to a more open, developer-friendly platform player—how Nadella’s quiet power differs from the bombast of past tech CEOs, and why cloud infrastructure has become the real arena for dominance. Along the way, there’s sharp reflection on the limits of the open-source ethos, the nature of modern boardroom…
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