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Published onSeptember 26, 2017

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The first ‘business’ book I read was ‘The Road Ahead’ by Bill Gates. I was in school, and happy with fiction, encyclopedias, and an occasional biography. But Windows and Microsoft fascinated me during those days (still do!), and I picked up the book to read about Bill Gates’ vision of a personal computer on every desk and in every home.

Published in November 1995, and written in a personal tone with no technical jargon, the book talked about the personal computing revolution that was brewing at the time and envisaged an ‘information superhighway’ for the future.

While Bill’s vision for personal computing became a reality, the world of technology – both for consumers and businesses – has changed since Bill Gates moved on from Microsoft. Satya Nadella’s book, which released today, talks about Microsoft’s transformation, and how the tech industry at large is changing to disrupt the status quo.

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone, published by HarperCollins Publishers, is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft, and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives.

Satya traces his journey from India to the US, tells the inside story of Microsoft’s revival, and shares his vision of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology – artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. Satya also explores the potential impact of the technology to society and delivers a call to action for world leaders.

At the core, Hit Refresh, is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.

– Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh

According to Satya, Hit Refresh isn’t a victory lap or a how-to manual, since that would be premature. It’s a set of reflections, ideas, and principles on transformation.

The book has a foreword by none other than Bill Gates himself. In his blog post about Hit Refresh, Bill notes that he has benefitted from Satya’s insights for decades, and he’s glad everyone else will now have the same opportunity to learn from him.

Here’s thecomplete text of the foreword by Bill Gates.

Satya has charted a course for making the most of the opportunities created by technology while also facing up to the hard questions.

– Bill Gates

It has been shared that Satya Nadella will donate all of his proceeds from Hit Refresh to Microsoft Philanthropies.

Interestingly, there’s also special Employee Edition of Hit Refresh for Microsoft employees. It comes with annotations by Satya himself.

Just got my copy of#HitRefresh. This is the employee edition with annotations from Satya.pic.twitter.com/EC952tBhLg

— Rajat Agrawal (@rajatagr)September 26, 2017

Here’s some suggested reading around Hit Refresh:

Satya wants the book to inspire people to discover more empathy in their own lives. He hopes that it’ll start important conversations and spark new ideas, and that others will share their own hit refresh moments.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

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Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Satya Nadella talks transformation at Microsoft and beyond in his book ‘Hit Refresh’#