Satya Nadella's cricket fever: Did World Cup Semi-final win delay Microsoft Ignite's keynote?
World Cup semi-final that ended up with India's impressive 70-run victory over New Zealand. As per a report by Money Control, Nadella delivered the keynote speech at the Microsoft Ignite 2023 developer conference in Seattle, mentioning that he stayed awake throughout the night to catch the game.
Upon taking the stage, Nadella remarked, "When we planned Ignite, we had no idea it would coincide with a cricket World Cup semi final day," he stated as the first thing upon his arrival. "I've been awake all night, but it just concluded five minutes ago.
I'm relieved that it did. By the way, this is the short version of the game," Nadella mentioned.
Interestingly, some social media users speculated whether Nadella's keynote started a bit late because he was busy watching the World Cup semifinals. A user on X tweeted about Nadella mentioning, “Mad respect to @satyanadella for being a true fan and being late to his own keynote, because up all night watching cricket
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