Microsoft has announced that its SQL Server will be released for the Linux operating system. (For those not in the know, Linux is a rival to Windows Operating system which is made by Microsoft)
The news is not a shocker of any sorts, Microsoft, known for keeping everything closed and in-house started opening up under the leadership of Satya Nadella, their CEO. Microsoft has done so many things we would have thought was impossible over the past few years.
I am learning a great deal from this incredible turn around.
We must know when we are beaten and adapt our strategy accordingly. Microsoft always knew it had lost a lot of grounds in various industries, but it was only under Nadella that they finally admitted they had lost and then modified their strategy accordingly.
Under the previous CEO, Microsoft continued in their illusions of been the kings of computing and watched on while Google, Oracle, Amazon, Facebook and co wrestled power away from them. After so long, Microsoft is finally fighting back, fighting back on all fronts.
Bringing Microsoft Office suite to Android and iOS, buying up the most popular and useful productivity apps on those platforms (including my darling Wunderlist), and recently joining open source groups, this new Microsoft is no slouch.
It is great to see old companies getting back into real competitive mode. The customers win.
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