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Take Our Survey on Nadella as CEO

By now you've heard the news: Microsoft settled on internal candidate Satya Nadella as its next CEO effective today. Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman but will stay on the board and spend a third of his time advising Nadella. John Thompson becomes chairman, and Steve Ballmer joins the board.

As the independent voice of the Microsoft channel community, Redmond Channel Partner magazine wants to know what you think. Give us your opinions about Microsoft's blockbuster executive and boardroom moves and the company's overall direction in this quick, 12-question survey.

Posted by Scott Bekker on February 04, 2014


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