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The rise of Satya Nadella, the game-changing CEO of Microsoft

Matt WeinbergerJan 17, 2016, 19:31 IST

Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaAP

When Satya Nadella first took the reins as Microsoft CEO in February 2014, the company was losing steam fast.

Microsoft Windows 8 had been a disaster. Microsoft employees were constantly battling behind the scenes for supremacy. And all the while, consumers and developers alike were losing the faith.

Times change.

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Now, in 2016, Microsoft has found its groove again as a company that provides software and services to everyone, on any device - and once-skeptical investors now believe the turnaround is real.

There's still a lot that Microsoft needs to do. But take a look back at the life and career of Satya Nadella, the CEO who's making it all happen.