Corporate Speak

This time I shine the spotlight not on broadcasters but on people of prominence and education who put themselves out there to be interviewed on the air.

In a recent NPR Business Report on news that Microsoft Corp was firing many people, I hear something that sounded as if it was on Click and Clack.  You know: "We'll be back after the third half of our show…?  Here's what Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella said: "We need to make Microsoft thrive in a mobile first and a cloud first world."  Huh?  Two firsts?

That gaff was quickly followed by Gartner analyst Merv Adrian: ""Companies need to architect themselves for the future."

Seriously?wh