After Microsoft laid off more than 9,000 employees this year, the company's CEO, Satya Nadella, revealed Microsoft's future plans in a new post on the company's official blog.

In this post, Nadella referred to what he described as the "apparent paradox of our era," where Microsoft has been forced to lay off a large portion of its workforce despite achieving growth and success "by all objective measures."Microsoft is thriving our performance in the market, our strategic location, and our growth are all going upwards. We are investing in capital expenditure (CAPEX) more than ever before. Our total number of employees has not changed much, and some of the competencies and expertise in our company and in the industry are valued and rewarded at unprecedented levels. However, we laid off at the same time."*