This week, Peggy Johnson stopped by to talk with Re/code Executive Editor Kara Swisher on the “Re/code Decode” podcast.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Johnson touched on why she left Qualcomm after a two-decade-plus run there, Microsoft’s recent string of high-profile acquisitions and CEO Satya Nadella’s vision for the future. Johnson says Microsoft is working to be “Silicon Valley’s best friend,” a large tech company that can provide everything from office software to cloud-computing services.
You can listen to the podcast on our website, iTunes and most podcast apps. Or you can watch video of the interview below, filmed and edited by Re/code’s multimedia team.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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