Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said he was overwhelmed by India’s startup culture and particularly the e-commerce companies and would fund hundreds of new generation entrepreneurs in India’s ‘smart c
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said he was overwhelmed by India’s startup culture and particularly the e-commerce companies and would fund hundreds of new generation entrepreneurs in India’s ‘smart cities’ space.
Microsoft announced broad-ranging partnerships with three e-commerce pioneers in India – Justdial, Paytm and Snapdeal, a special cloud initiative for startups aligned to smart cities, and availability of its flagship devices –Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in December and January, respectively.
Mr Nadella who was addressing Microsoft’s largest ever customer conference in India said ,“At Microsoft, we strive to empower every Indian citizen and every business and government organisation to achieve more. With the newly launched Microsoft Cloud and with Surface Pro 4, our customers here in India have the digital technology they need to seize incredible new growth and opportunity on a global scale.”
Explaining the partnerships with the three e-commerce pioneers Microsoft it would help them create new marketplaces, new services and new experiences for their customers.
Justdial, Paytm and Snapdeal will use a range of cloud and mobile technologies from Microsoft including advanced cloud services such as machine learning, Bing, Skype and Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, to drive business innovation.
