Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader
I just can&#x27;t agree with this conclusion.<p>Microsoft has taken some great steps since Nadella took over. Doing more projects aimed at regular developers and taking baby steps towards open source, but that is not enough to be a leader.<p>In fact, I think in 2016, we are in a much worse place when it comes to tech leadership than we were in the late 90s and early 00s. The tech world has been poisoned by money and everything is focused on maximizing profit. Almost nothing is being created because it&#x27;s innovative or really life changing. The new products that are coming out like Google Home or Microsoft Office 365 which claim to be innovative, really aren&#x27;t. They are repackaging an existing product in a new context. That&#x27;s called marketing. That&#x27;s not tech leadership.<p>In the 90s we had the launch of Linux, the web and home internet access.<p>In the 2000s all we&#x27;ve really had is smart phones. Everything else has just been building on what was done in the 90s because the people in charge are all marketers and profit seekers.<p>Do something truly innovative with all your billions Microsoft, and then I will buy that you are a tech leader. No amount of press releases or fluff articles will convince me.