Microsoft offers three unconvincing reasons why its consumer business isn’t dead yet | Droolin Dog dot Net

While Microsoft continues to be buoyed by enterprise and cloud services like Azure, chief executive Satya Nadella tried to reassure analysts that Microsoft still has a consumer strategy: Xbox, PC gaming, and devices powered by digital assistants like Cortana. But he wasn’t especially convincing. With the demise of consumer products like the Zune music player, Groove Music Pass, and Windows phones, some customers have wondered whether Microsoft indeed has a consumer strategy in mind. “When I come home at night, I’m talking to Alexa… not Cortana,” one analyst said during a Microsoft investor call on Thursday. “Our real strategy going forward is not only to do great work on the console but also complement that with the work we’re doing on the PC,” Nadella replied. To read this article in full, please click here Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3251718/gaming/microsoft-offers-three-unconvincing-reasons-why-its-consumer-business-isnt-dead-yet.html#tk.rss_all Tags: > Tech and Science | #ScienceTech, #pch3lp, #TechNews, pch3lp, PCH3lp, TechNews

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