Microsoft plans to try to get consumers to want the same "creativity tools" that they use in the workplace in their homes. These tools include Surface, Windows device and Office 365, according to the memo. Microsoft also is looking at gaming tools and experiences, like eSports, game broadcasting (via
Mixer) and mixed reality content as part of this set of tools, too.
In an attempt to grow the market for these tools, Microsoft is making some tweaks to its Marketing and Consumer Business segment, the memo said. Consumer and Device sales teams in the field will now report into the centralized Consumer and Devices Sales (CDS) team in Microsoft's Marketing and Consumer Business (MCB). Microsoft officials believe this will help the company better work with ecosystem partners to "earn fans around the world."
Microsoft also is trying to create a single sales engine "with one voice to customers, partners and employees" to support its "biggest and best partners" in the consumer and device space. Additionally, Microsoft plans to launch new vertical IoT solutions and pursue new markets, including voice, mixed reality and artificial intelligence, the memo said.
Microsoft also will share metrics between consumer and commercial for Windows 10 Enterprise deployments, new Windows 10 Pro devices, go-to-market information around Education, IoT and Modern Workplace (i.e., making Office more compelling to millennials). And it will team with commercial on shared compete activities aimed at Chromebooks and iPads, the memo stipulated.