Microsoft's chief executive Satya Nadella dropped in to see what the children were doing with a tiny computer. The device is the Micro Bit, which is going to be given to every year seven child in the UK as part of the BBC's Make It Digital project.
Microsoft appears to have taken back the crown of innovation from Apple due to its’ recent wave of innovations and creativity.
The BBC passes control of the Micro Bit mini-computer to a foundation that aims it to give it international appeal.
Satya Nadella bounded into the conference room, eager to talk about intelligence. I was at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, WA, and the company’s CEO was touting the company's progress in building more intelligent apps and services. Each morning, he told me, he puts on a HoloLens, which enables him to look at a virtual, interactive calendar projected on a wall of his house. Nadella appeared giddy as he described it. The system was intelligent, productive, and futuristic: everything he hopes Microsoft will be under his leadership.
