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Bloomberg OriginalsBill Gates, Satya Nadella & Steve Ballmer on Microsoft in the AI Era | The Circuit with Emily Chang
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 5, 2025
- Duration
- 43m
- Channel
- Bloomberg Originals
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Emily Chang speaks with Microsoft titans Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella about the company's journey from scrappy startup to global powerhouse, and its battle to outpace rivals in the high-stakes AI era. Watch more episodes of The Circuit with Emily Chang: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq4LnWs3olV2nw7GgFjXHvxVc3T5hXXT 00:00 - Microsoft Intro 02:29 - Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary Event 03:07 - Bill Gates Reflects on 50 Years 05:49 - Satya Nadella’s Beginnings 06:49 - Microsoft’s Ebb and Flows 09:16 - Windows 95 10:12 - The Browser Wars 10:22 - Antitrust Battle 13:29 - The Steve Ballmer Era 17:07 - Xbox Release 17:54 - The Cloud Future 19:00 - Succession Planning 21:24 - Satya Nadella Era 23:50 - The Bet on OpenAI 29:25 - Mustafa Suleyman’s Plan for Consumer AI 32:45 - Microsoft’s $80B Investment in AI 34:49 - Ethics 40:15 - Microsoft’s Next 50 Years Hosted by high-profile journalist Emily Chang, The Circuit is a fast-paced, dynamic series that lives at the intersection of culture, tech, entertainment, and business. Every week, Chang will go on location to meet the world’s most fascinating founders, influencers, and innovators, conducting intimate interviews and bringing audiences behind the scenes of the most impactful stories, launches, and trends. #Microsoft #BillGates #SatyaNadella #SteveBallmer #Tech #Business -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg News for global news and insight in an instant.
SPEAKERS
Emily Chang
hostBloomberg journalist and host of "The Circuit".
Bill Gates
guestMicrosoft co-founder and former CEO; philanthropist.
Steve Ballmer
guestFormer CEO of Microsoft.
Satya Nadella
guestCEO of Microsoft.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Bloomberg Originals, featuring Emily Chang and Bill Gates, Bill Gates, Satya Nadella & Steve Ballmer on Microsoft in the AI Era | The Circuit with Emily Chang explores Microsoft at 50: leaders reflect on reinvention in AI era The episode traces Microsoft’s 50-year history through key eras—founding, Windows dominance, antitrust, Ballmer’s leadership, and Nadella’s cloud-and-AI pivot—using the perspectives of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella.
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