I Raised My Hand For This Job: Satya Nadella, Microsoft's New CEO
"Being in touch with perception and grounded in our reality is what's going to help us do our best work going forward," Nadella said.
In a separate video, Gates said he was "excited" with the choice of Nadella as CEO and as the technology industry changes, Microsoft has to innovate and move forward.
Nadella "has got the right background to lead the company during this era," Gates said.
He said in the various business groups that Nadella has worked in, he "has driven innovation and got architectures put together that meet the needs" of the company's customers.
Gates revealed that it was Nadella who asked him to spend more time at the company.
"I am thrilled that Satya has asked me to step up, substantially increasing the time I spend at the company. I will have over a third of my time available to meet with product groups and it will be fun to define this next round of products working together," he said.
"There is lots of opportunity in front of us and it is exciting that we have got a strong leader to take us there," Gates added.
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