Several commenters make the point that the big successes under Nadella were initiated when Ballmer was CEO. This is true, but business success is often the abse

Several commenters make the point that the big successes under Nadella were initiated when Ballmer was CEO. This is true, but business success is often the absence of big, ego-driven mistakes. <cough>Nokia</cough> Microsoft has a huge number of very smart people. Aligning the company behind what they are good at will enable Microsoft to thrive.