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Microsoft CEO: We’re moving from OS and apps to agents instead
Ryan Christoffel | Jun 2 2026 - 11:52 am PT
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Today, Microsoft Build brought the announcement of Project Solara, a new chip-to-cloud platform for AI agents. With the reveal, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared an interesting quote on the company’s vision for an agent-first computing future.
Microsoft CEO shares vision for very different future of computing
Microsoft and Qualcomm are partnering on a new initiative called Project Solara to advance agent-first computing.
Per Qualcomm, Solara is “a new chip-to-cloud platform where silicon, software and cloud come together to power AI experiences that are more personal, more aware and always with you.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon filmed a video where they discuss the initiative, available here.
In it, Nadella highlights a shift from traditional software platforms—operating systems and apps—to an agent-first future.
Here’s his exact quote:
“There’s a real platform shift. We’re moving from building operating systems, devices for apps, to agents.”
It’s a bold claim, to be sure. Nadella is casting vision for a very different future of computing than what we’ve all grown accustomed to today.
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When someone asked Tim Cook about what he said to Termus, the answer was: “That your North be the customer. If it is good for the customer, it is good for the company,“
Microsoft only thinks in what is good for the company… even if that is there worst thing for customer.<br>Half a decade of Windows releases demonstrate that.<br>This new approach is in the same direction.
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Microsoft’s pivot to building agents also sets the stage for Apple to outline its own vision for computing at WWDC next week.
Apple’s developer conference is all about traditional software—new OS versions, tools for building apps. But it will also bring the unveiling of iOS 27’s new Siri and rumored new agentic capabilities.
You can read more about Project Solara here on Microsoft’s website.
What do you think of Satya Nadella’s vision for an agent-first computing future? Let us know in the comments.
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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.