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Information technology research firm Gartner is urging Microsoft ‘s new CEO Satya Nadella to break with the past and support competing operating systems such as Apple ‘s iOS and Google’s (GOOG) Android. In a report Tuesday, Gartner (IT) analyst Merv Adrian said Microsoft must “acknowledge its customers’ heterogeneity by supporting Google and Apple (AAPL) client environments, the Linux/Java environment on servers, and cloud-based services in general.” Nadella must quickly demonstrate a willingness to veer from a “business as usual” strategy, Adrian says. “His insider status raises the risk of his being overly respectful of existing businesses, and hanging back from tough decisions that potentially threaten them but are critical to generating innovation,” he wrote. Nadella has worked at Microsoft for 22 years. He was executive vice president of Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Cloud & Enterprise group when he was appointed CEO on Feb. 4. Nadella’s insider understanding of Microsoft’s culture could… Scalper1 News
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