Boston, MA 02/03/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has nearly reached the end of its search for a new CEO, post Steve Ballmer retirement. Satya Nadella is likely to be confirmed by the end of the week as the CEO, Microsoft Corporation according to WSJ new updates. As Microsoft’s EVP Cloud and Enterprise, he is popular for his technical prowess and successful run with product development life-cycles. According to the news report, Nadella’s contractual meetings are in progress and will most likely include the stepping down of Bill Gates as the Chairman. It is expected that the founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) would work with Nadella’s team as ‘on-hand technology and strategy building’ consultant.
MSFT Consumer business with Yahoo! not viable
Meanwhile, analysts predict, that trucking with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) to handle a spin-off of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) consumer business would likely backfire, due to the media company that Yahoo has now become.
In theecosystems which are geared at Mobile and mobility services rendering, Microsoft, though appearing sluggish at the moment because of being an enterprise monolith, is expected to pick pace, given Nadella’s technology vision and delivery of next-generation products for the blue-chip.
Similarly, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is nearly there in every vertical of online products and services. It is even moving into the physical retail domain with new physical payout system development. Considering its in-the-face presence, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is definitely headed for a clash on the technology innovation front.
In comparison to the evolved platforms that these technology-driven companies offer – Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) from the ‘internet of things’ to basic email products – Microsoft is best positioned as a company that delivers to the Enterprise.
Nadella’s business intelligence at stake
Nadella’s leadership is also to be tested on the business front as one of the short-listed candidates for the post, and who now continues to be CEO at Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Alan Mulally, was expected to bring many structural changes. Nadella’s is not expected to be highly pro-active about spinning-off of non-profit segments and is most likely to make up for it by moving into the next generation of ‘mobile’ Microsoft digital footprints.
