Bill Gates Wants to See Commitment to the Cloud

Grazed from TheStreet. Author: Antoine Gara.

Microsoft’s founder and "technology advisor" Bill Gates said on in a Reddit conversation that he believes the company’s cloud computing offerings have "a LOT of potential" as Satya Nadella, a longtime executive, takes the reins of the company from outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer.

Gates said in a Reddit thread he believes Microsoft’s office connected to the cloud is off to a good start, adding Cloud Storage needs to be "a lot richer." Those comments, taken from an about hour-long Reddit conversation, indicate that the Microsoft founder may focus his efforts on cloud computing as he takes an more active role with the company, devoting a third of his time to product work…

After spending years and billions on the roll-out of Microsoft Office 365, Gates also said a lot more could be done. Earlier in February, Gates stepped down from the chairmanship of Microsoft’s board of directors and took a new role as "founder and technology advisor." The role is expected to make Gates more active in Microsoft’s product development. He will also assist incoming CEO Satya Nadella, as he works to map out a refined strategy for Microsoft…

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