The reports brought into prominence that Microsoft is considering Satya Nadella to step in as the company's new CEO subsequent to a months-long quest. Fact fully, he has been near the top of the list of anticipated candidates to take Steve Ballmer's role, at he same time now Bloomberg and other outlets report that he is likely the next to take the job. Microsoft spokesperson Frank Shaw declined to confirm otherwise deny the reports, telling The Verge, that they are not commenting. Bloomberg's sources note that the decision has yet to be finalized, yet he has "emerged as one of the stronger candidates" over the past few weeks.

Additionally known that Dina Bass, the lead reporter on the Bloomberg article, says in a tweet: Microsoft's board is preparing to name Satya Nadella CEO, sources tell us.

In addition, the report says that Microsoft's board is considering replacing founder Bill Gates as the company's chairman. Board member John Thompson is named as a possible replacement. Thompson recently disclosed details about the company's CEO search, and he's said to have pushed Ballmer in the past to adapt more promptly to the competition.

As for the reported CEO replacement, Nadella is no stranger to Microsoft. He's been at the firm for over 20 years. He studied Electrical Engineering in India in precedence of eventually moving to the states to study computer science. Before joining Microsoft, he worked at competitor Sun Microsystems until 1992. Once he arrived in Redmond, he worked on research at the company's online services division before rotating through a few different positions including working at times on Office and Bing. More of late, he's worked to realign Microsoft’s cloud services. Significantly, he has not been heavily involved accompanying the company's consumer-facing products.

Further known that they're at the present time investigating these reports and will have more when they hear it. Ballmer first announced his plans to retire as CEO last August, setting off a quest to find a replacement. Whatever could be the final decision, we should get its clarity soon, Kara Swisher's sources say that the choice could be announced sometime next week.

NOTE :  Satya Nadella has been confirmed as Microsoft's new CEO  (for more updates see this section)  

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