14 DAY TRIAL // Forty years ago today, Bill Gates and Paul Allen set the foundation of what has become the world's number one software manufacturer, a company that today is struggling to become much more than that in order to have a bigger impact on our lives.
Microsoft turns 40 today, and Bill Gates, as the company's leader that's back in a more active role to help CEO Satya Nadella reinvent the software giant, decided to send a motivating letter to employees to all workers to remind them that they're working not only for one of the leading tech firms in the world but for the world itself.
Gates obviously used the occasion to highlight the transformation process that Microsoft is going through today, pointing out that Nadella can help guide the company in a world “where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally.”
The letter, which you can find in full below, is an enjoyable read, pretty much just like any other text that's written by Bill Gates, but this time it's not as long as you'd expect. Microsoft's co-founder said nothing more than the essential, with the emphasis on the changing world and Microsoft's capabilities of contributing to this evolution.
Cortana and Skype Translator pushing Microsoft forward
While we're not going through Microsoft's history once again because we already did it like one million times, it's worth mentioning that Bill Gates, who retired completely from the company during Steve Ballmer's era at the software giant, is now back in a more important role and he's actively involved in a number of projects that are pushing it forward.
Gates explained in his letter than products such as Cortana, Skype Translator, and HoloLens are living proof that Microsoft is fully focused on “modern computer and has the deepest commitment to research in the industry.”
Needless to say, all of the above will become key features of most of the products that Microsoft is currently working on, and Cortana is living proof that Redmond is very serious of it.
The digital assistant, which first debut on Windows Phone, will soon arrive on PCs, tablets, and other devices that could help users perform a number of tasks just with voice commands, in a move that Microsoft says would empower people to do more.
“Empowering people” is actually Redmond's motto for this new era of computing, and with Bill Gates back on board, it's all going to be a very exciting experience to live.